Carnival update

[grapau27]

7 minutes ago, AnnieC said:

My brother goes to a couple a year - getting information is like pulling teeth, so perhaps Graham can fill us in.

It was 4 years ago.

We entered through the front entrance and were shown around Buckingham Palace.

We then went out into the back garden and there was a big catering area where we got food and drink.

The Queen and Prince Philip smiled at us as they walked past within 1 metre of us.

Prince Edwards wife was there too.

They have several garden parties a year and different Royal members attend each party.

[AnnieC]

Thanks, Graham. That's more than I've extracted from little brother in quite a few years. 

 

Pauline looks stunning (so do you, of course).

[grapau27]

2 minutes ago, AnnieC said:

Thanks, Graham. That's more than I've extracted from little brother in quite a few years. 

 

Pauline looks stunning (so do you, of course).

Thank you.

[ann141]

36 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

It was 4 years ago.

We entered through the front entrance and were shown around Buckingham Palace.

We then went out into the back garden and there was a big catering area where we got food and drink.

The Queen and Prince Philip smiled at us as they walked past within 1 metre of us.

Prince Edwards wife was there too.

They have several garden parties a year and different Royal members attend each party.

Love the hat! My husband was going to go into a ballot for afternoon tea with the Queen this year because of his voluntary work for the National Trust but of course because of covid it didn't happen.

[majortom10]

We live in Stone but for me being a Stokie its scone as in Stone but wife who is from Stafford 15 miles down the road from Stoke she calls them scone as in gone.......nothing as funny as folk. 

[ann141]

1 hour ago, wowzz said:

Indeed - how do you say "bath" for example? 

"Barth", as in scarf, or "Bath" as in caff.

Is it 'Latte or 'Lartte ? I tend to say 'Latte' but it seems to differ whichever part of the country people are from.

[grapau27]

11 minutes ago, ann141 said:

Love the hat! My husband was going to go into a ballot for afternoon tea with the Queen this year because of his voluntary work for the National Trust but of course because of covid it didn't happen.

I hope he gets the opportunity next year.

It is a nice event.

[happy v]

Scone - gone

Bath - caff

Kastle - not carsle

[AnnieC]

11 minutes ago, happy v said:

Scone - gone

Bath - caff

Kastle - not carsle

1 out of 3 (scone = gone). Oh dear! (my Yorkshire mother tried, and failed, to get me to say the short 'a'.😄

[Britboys]

1 hour ago, ann141 said:

Is it 'Latte or 'Lartte ? I tend to say 'Latte' but it seems to differ whichever part of the country people are from.

Oh, that's easy - it's like two French words - La & Thé 😉😂

[Adawn47]

2 hours ago, ann141 said:

Is it 'Latte or 'Lartte ? I tend to say 'Latte' but it seems to differ whichever part of the country people are from.

How about from Italy. Italian word, Italian pronunciation. Latte (latay) I do sometimes think though, that some may consider any word with a short 'a' is 'common' regardless of the correct pronunciation. 

Avril 

 

 

[Ardennais]

Scone as in gone. 
Butter, then jam then cream on top.

With a strong cup of coffee.

[wowzz]

How about Kirkcaldy?

[Britboys]

2 minutes ago, wowzz said:

How about Kirkcaldy?

Cur-cod-ee.

 

How about Milngavie? 😊

[wowzz]

1 minute ago, Britboys said:

Cur-cod-ee.

 

How about Milngavie? 😊

I give up!

Having worked for an Irish company for a few years, I had to admit defeat to names such as  Padraig,  Eoghan, and Sadhbab.

[July morning]

Culross=coo-ris ha ha

[Britboys]

34 minutes ago, Britboys said:

Cur-cod-ee.

 

How about Milngavie? 😊

 

28 minutes ago, wowzz said:

I give up!

Having worked for an Irish company for a few years, I had to admit defeat to names such as  Padraig,  Eoghan, and Sadhbab.

Mull-guy. It is a suburb of Glasgow.

[wowzz]

32 minutes ago, Britboys said:

 

Mull-guy. It is a suburb of Glasgow.

I should have known that - I worked out of Paisley for a couple of years.

[davecttr]

How about Acomb?

 

Yakum or Yakem 

 

or Aspratria in the olden days

 

spatrie

[AnnieC]

Do any of our Yorkshire contingent know if Sowerby Bridge is still pronounced "Sorby" Bridge, as my mother always called it, along with Brighouse ("Brigus")?

 

 

[terrierjohn]

34 minutes ago, AnnieC said:

Do any of our Yorkshire contingent know if Sowerby Bridge is still pronounced "Sorby" Bridge, as my mother always called it, along with Brighouse ("Brigus")?

 

 

Brigus is still used but only rarely, not really heard Sorby used, but it can be either (Sow) erby as in a pig, or  (Sew) erby as in sewing, the latter is more common, although which one the locals prefer I am not sure.

[indiana123]

I used to live in Meopham in Kent.

 

Pronounced Mepham but have heard people ask for Meofam.

 

 

 

 

[AnnieC]

And here we have Wymondham (pronounced Windum), Costessey (pron. Cossey) and Happisburgh (pron. Hazebru). 

 

As they write on medical notes here, NFN (Normal For Norfolk).😂

[AnnieC]

Shrowsbury or Shrewsbury? What say all of you?

[Britboys]

49 minutes ago, indiana123 said:

I used to live in Meopham in Kent.

 

Pronounced Mepham but have heard people ask for Meofam.

 

 

 

 

I grew up not far from there. Not a million miles away from the marvellously named (and neighbouring) Pratt's Bottom and Badgers Mount...