Guest Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I've used a few different names over the years..... Back in the '80's on CB radio I was Penguin Then when I was first spending a lot of time online I used Compuserve and spent a LOT of time in "Worlds Away" where I was "Like to have been a penguin" Then somehow I ended up penguinmad I do use KathrynE in some places though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 No!!.....I have to say Egluntine's name differently now..... I'm still going to pronounce it "teen", but I do like the spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I thought I was remembering incorrectly too, but had noticed Egluntine's change Whilst on the pronounciation of place names how would you say Bosham and Cosham......... Sha x Oooooo...can I have a guess Sha Well no-one else is so you can if you like...is it cheating if you are local ?! Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I'd almost forgotten some of the great regional accents and odd pronounciations of words...it's odd how just one letter change can make all the difference in how you say something Oh well, I'm just off to work this morning, I'm starting at Kaiangaroa, then moving on to Rerewhakaaitu.....don't worry, I'm not expecting anyone to have a go at trying to pronounce them, good old Maori names both. I remember your old username Cinnamon . I've changed mine a couple of times in the past, but am quite happy with the one I've got now, I reckon I'm reasonably anonymous over here, especially since hardly anyone's heard of Omlet round here. So who's had the same username for the longest . My guess is Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I think Lesley went by a different name when she first joined? So who's had the same username for the longest Claret maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Will ANH be the next one I wonder? I was told that the 'ampshire (or even 'antshire) accent was to be rather abrupt with the vowels, so we always used to pronounce Odiham as Oddy um. It's raaather more posh - it's Oh de um. Oh well, Hook you can't go wrong with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I've lived in my village for nearly a year and still cant pronounce the name of it When I arrange a delivery I say all three possible ways of saying it, the locals must think we are barking mad (name not given for security reasons) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 You cant really go wrong with Hull can you, except 'ere its Ull but maybe darnsarf its Hurl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Nope, no worries - Hull or Ull it is here too. Or is it Ooll? DD can do a brilliant Staffordshire accent. OH likes to think he can do a Yorkshire one (he can't ), I'll stick with the Wessex pirate style - or Bristol accent because there are enough of them in the family to tease with our impersonations! Trouble is, once you get used to the accent you forget to go back to normal (did I say normal??? what a strange word!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I've already changed my username once and I'm hanging on to my current one (I rather like it ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 The person with the oldest unchanged username is James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I'm with Lesley - have to change the way I "say" it now. Or maybe not cos I'm an Essex burd and we dont say nuffink proper round here. The school I work at is called Beauchamps. We have it on good authority that it should be pronounced "Beechams" but of course we pronounce it "bowshamps". All I can say is thank goodness it's not in sarfend. Still Eglu teen to me! She's Eglun-teen to me still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I think Lesley went by a different name when she first joined? So who's had the same username for the longest Claret maybe? No, she used to be Clare I think, or maybe her surname too??? I used to be *sarah*, back when I first joined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I thought I was remembering incorrectly too, but had noticed Egluntine's change Whilst on the pronounciation of place names how would you say Bosham and Cosham......... Sha x Oooooo...can I have a guess Sha Well no-one else is so you can if you like...is it cheating if you are local ?! Sha x It was years before I learnt that Cosham wasn't pronounced Cosham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I think Lesley went by a different name when she first joined? So who's had the same username for the longest Claret maybe? Yes, I started off as Lesley&Carl - but Carl didn't want any of my drivel associated with him I changed it to Lesley quite early on though. Whilst on the pronounciation of place names how would you say Bosham and Cosham......... Sha x I know Bozum quite well We have a village nearby called Beausale.......any offers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Try Edensor for size. On the Chatsworth Estate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I was Jules H originally then became Jules_ And now I'm Jules. Very boring- I need a new user name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Try Edensor for size. On the Chatsworth Estate. Is it Enza? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 It is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 There's a place near hear named "Coleshill" but is pronounced "Co-zall" Can I just point out that I hadn't noticed any of the name changes. Observant? Moi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 There's a place near hear named "Coleshill" but is pronounced "Co-zall" the company I work for has a big distribution depot there, the name of the place drives me mad! its Coles-Hill to me and people there pretend to mis-understand you if you say it wrong and look at you all clueless grrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 There's a place near hear named "Coleshill" but is pronounced "Co-zall" the company I work for has a big distribution depot there, the name of the place drives me mad! its Coles-Hill to me and people there pretend to mis-understand you if you say it wrong and look at you all clueless grrrrr It confursed me for ages too, Tasha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 It's like the pronunciation of Shrewsbury. I go absolutely nuts over the way news reporters pronounce it "Shrowsbury" NO it's Shrews Bury. Grrrr. Sorry rant over - that's a pet hate here depends if you're welsh or english Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 How about Stiffkey or Wymondham Theres loads to catch furriners out round these parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 It's like the pronunciation of Shrewsbury. I go absolutely nuts over the way news reporters pronounce it "Shrowsbury" NO it's Shrews Bury. Grrrr. Sorry rant over - that's a pet hate here depends if you're welsh or english There was summat on the telly about this not so long ago, and the upshot was it depended which side of the river you lived on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
