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Reply to "Funny names - you got any?"

Don't get me started!

The map here is full of names to confuse the unwary.

In certain Nationalist areas they remove the signs or paint out the English versions which does confuse our visitors.

Every sign has to be Bilingual, but that is only the case if there is an English equivalent.
e.g Caerdydd for Cardiff
Hwlfordd for Haverfordwest and so on

There is of course:
Llanfairpwllgwyngychgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

which is a bit of a mouthful!

I live in TREBEDW which is difficult for an English speaker unless you realise that "w"s
are pronounced "u" "TRE BEDOO" tiny pause at the space

EGLWSWRW a village I go through on the way to work then becomes a lot easier!
"EGGLOOSOOROO" in fact

However Mike, your cheating a bit, because those first few are not Yorkshire names but Danish! Our lasting memory of the Danelaw.

Paul
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