View Full Version : How do you pronounce Cumbernauld?
What is correct?
Cumber-nold
or cumber-nord
Anyone know?
Ali Tait
27-09-2016, 13:46
The first one.
The first one is correct.
Or you could have Cumber-nawld instead. Why you wanna know? :)
As an aside, do you know how to pronounce Milngavie (a suburb of Glasgow)?
Marco.
Stratmangler
27-09-2016, 13:52
What does ponounce mean?
It may have bearing on the answer :eyebrows:
Lol, never noticed... dont think they do ponce in the nauld
The first one is correct.
Or you could have Cumber-nawld instead. Why you wanna know? :)
As an aside, do you know how to pronounce Milngavie (a suburb of Glasgow)?
Marco.
Mulguy
And strathavon is straven
Bearsden is easier to pronounce, and just down the road. :eyebrows:
Mulguy
And strathavon is straven
Aye, you know that 'cos yer Scottish - but the daft Englanders don't! :D;)
Don't ask them to say 'loch'... It usually comes out as 'lock' :doh:
Marco.
Mildenhall in Wiltshire is known as mainel or mynal. Place names can be oddly abused often by accent.
English seem to have a problem with och. Not sure why tbh
walpurgis
27-09-2016, 14:10
Down here, we have Ruislip. Pronounced RYE-SLIP, many get it wrong.
Bearsden is easier to pronounce, and just down the road. :eyebrows:
Try 'Burntisland', 'Kilconquhar' or 'Kirkcudbright' ;)
Marco.
Mildenhall in Wiltshire is known as mainel or mynal. Place names can be oddly abused often by accent.
This is not an accent/vernacular thing, though; it's simply a matter of knowing how to pronounce the names correctly in Scottish.
Marco.
Stratmangler
27-09-2016, 14:12
Aye, you know that 'cos yer Scottish - but the daft Englanders don't! :D;)
Don't ask them to say 'loch'... It usually comes out as 'lock' :doh:
Marco.
This daft Englander lived in Glasgow when I was a kid.
I'm perfectly capable of pronouncing Loch as though I were clearing my throat :eyebrows:
It was accents that caused them to get that way though. In wales you need half a pint of spittle to pronounce the placenames:sofa::laugh:
This daft Englander lived in Glasgow when I was a kid.
I'm perfectly capable of pronouncing Loch as though I were clearing my throat :eyebrows:
Lol - you're in the minority, then. Most English BBC TV and radio presenters I've heard can't! ;)
The amount of times I've heard, for example, 'Loch Lomond' pronounced as 'Lock Law-mond', by supposedly educated folk who should know better, as opposed to 'Lough (think Gough, only with an 'L') Low-mond', beggars belief!! :doh:
Marco.
It was accents that caused them to get that way though. In wales you need half a pint of spittle to pronounce the placenames:sofa::laugh:
Yes, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch. Been there a few times :)
I also rather like Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. Lots of nice sheep there to 'play' with! :eyebrows:
Marco.
Stratmangler
27-09-2016, 14:28
Just coz I can do it doesn't mean I always do.
Sometimes it's fun to rip someone's knitting with an inappropriate pronuncification :)
Yes, my favourite is listening to yanks pronounce 'Worcestershire'.... ;)
Marco.
Stratmangler
27-09-2016, 14:32
What about Edinburg?
Lol... Hey dude, have you got that tartan in a different colour? :D
:doh:
Marco.
The Black Adder
27-09-2016, 14:39
Araf seems to be a popular place, is it nice?... it's even written on the roads n everything. :)
Yes, my favourite is listening to yanks pronounce 'Worcestershire'.... ;)
Marco.
Wor chester shire...Gloucestershire is glue chester shire
What about Edinburg?
Aye, its full of Germanics now
jollyfix
27-09-2016, 14:43
Araf seems to be a popular place, is it nice?... it's even written on the roads n everything. :)
:lol:
Lol - it means slow. Rather like Einbahnstrasse, in Germany, in terms of being seen all over the place!
I've always liked the name of the police here in Wales: 'Heddlu', especially when combining it with Glaswegian, to make:
'The Heddlu took a heider doon the stairs' :D
Marco.
Wor chester shire...Gloucestershire is glue chester shire
I know, they're belters!
Yank: "Got any of that Wor chester shire sauce?" :D
Here, have a slap instead.... :donk:
Marco.
The Black Adder
27-09-2016, 14:53
York Shire Puddin' ... lol :)
Aberchirder. no one could pronounce it, so the locals call it "Foggie"
Scone is always good for a bit if mis-pronouncing.
but my favourite is Penistone. very sadly pronounced Pennystun. Missed opportunity there, I feel, for loads of schoolboy humour.
I guess everybody can pronounce this place https://www.bing.com/mapspreview?&ty=18&q=Fucking&satid=id.sid%3ac3f12911-ae3d-fd14-3ecb-e64f9f6e8d34&mb=48.0714~12.84999~48.049992~12.86543&ppois=48.0676307678223_12.8621702194214_Fucking_~&cp=48.067631~12.86217&v=2&sV=1
Fuu kin gee ???
sounds a lovely place. are the locals "friendly"?
Fuu kin gee ???
sounds a lovely place. are the locals "friendly"?
only to other Apache's ;)
Fuu kin gee ???
sounds a lovely place. are the locals "friendly"?
I have no idea. I never found the place, as someone has stolen all of the f'ing signs.
walpurgis
27-09-2016, 19:39
I'm still trying to find that mythical little village 'Loose Chippings'. I keep seeing the signs :).
I guess everybody can pronounce this place https://www.bing.com/mapspreview?&ty=18&q=Fucking&satid=id.sid%3ac3f12911-ae3d-fd14-3ecb-e64f9f6e8d34&mb=48.0714~12.84999~48.049992~12.86543&ppois=48.0676307678223_12.8621702194214_Fucking_~&cp=48.067631~12.86217&v=2&sV=1
No 'ball games' in public, I bet! :D
Marco.
they dont have
http://cdn.wp.sunmotors.co.uk/get/2014/04/weird-street-signs-16.28.620x413.jpg
but you could encounter
http://www.automoblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/funny-road-signs-turn-about.jpg
Grant, I dont know where your Sandy Balls is/are:), but Ive been to the Sandy Balls in the New Forest.
Source of much fun the first time we saw the sign. My daughter was just old enough to join in the joke, and found it very funny.
great place, in a really nice area.
yes, same place Brian. Great name isnt it lol
Find one that says cheesy balls :D
Marco.
narabdela
28-09-2016, 09:40
...And strathavon is straven
Away and bile yer heid ya numpty! Strathaven is straven.
Aye, ya bam, and make sure yer tooled up! Yur coupon's gettin' mars-barred.... :eyebrows:
Marco.
This thread has gone very Scottish.
I say Lock Lomond because I don't believe in affecting an accent when saying foreign words. I mean you wouldn't say 'I'm of to Paree for the weekend' because people would think there was something wrong with you. So I'm not going to add fake jock-type cataarh sounds when I say 'loch' either.
Stratmangler
28-09-2016, 11:34
So I'm not going to add fake jock-type cataarh sounds when I say 'loch' either.
There's nothing fake about my throat clearing pronuncimication.
As a forces brat I went to lots of schools in different places, and I left every single English speaking place sounding like I'd been born there.
Lol - I getcha, daftee, but that's not stopping you from saying 'Low-mond', as opposed to 'Law-mond'! ;)
Marco.
This thread has gone very Scottish.
I say Lock Lomond because I don't believe in affecting an accent when saying foreign words. I mean you wouldn't say 'I'm of to Paree for the weekend' because people would think there was something wrong with you. So I'm not going to add fake jock-type cataarh sounds when I say 'loch' either.
Trouble with that is its supposed to be pronounced as its spelt. Ie. Och not ock. Has nothing to do with accents
Exactly. Although I also know where Martin's coming from.
You don't want to sound like a tit either, if you can't do the 'och' thing properly! There's nothing worse than hearing horribly false, affected accents, such as the stereotypical French and Italian ones, done by Brits!!
I give you Joey Barton... :doh: :lol:
Marco.
Arkless Electronics
28-09-2016, 12:09
There's a place a couple of miles from me called Cambois.... and pronounced Camus :scratch:
Exactly. Although I also know where Martin's coming from.
You don't want to sound like a tit either, if you can't do the 'och' thing properly! There's nothing worse than hearing horribly false, affected accents, such as the stereotypical French and Italian ones, done by Brits!!
I give you Joey Barton... :doh: :lol:
Marco.
Words like Epoch, Hooch and Mooch are pronounced that way...I hope :eyebrows: youd sound a tit saying epock, hoock and moock
There is a place not far from my house I plan to spend my retirement in spelt Laguiole.
How would you lot pronounce that?
Not far free m Toulouse is Condom. I always wondered what it was famous for?
There is a place not far from my house I plan to spend my retirement in spelt Laguiole.
How would you lot pronounce that?
Not far free m Toulouse is Condom. I always wondered what it was famous for?
There is a place not far from my house I plan to spend my retirement in spelt Laguiole.
How would you lot pronounce that?
I'd suggest La-gee-ole...
Marco.
walpurgis
28-09-2016, 13:45
Words like Epoch, Hooch and Mooch are pronounced that way...I hope :eyebrows: youd sound a tit saying epock, hoock and moock
My pooch would be most offended. It would sound like puke.
Arkless Electronics
28-09-2016, 13:46
The silliest has to be Belvoir.... I would refuse to call it Beaver on principle:D
I'd suggest La-gee-ole...
Marco.
Nope - "Layull".
Local knowledge is worth a lot with place names.
Nope - "Layull".
Local knowledge is worth a lot with place names.
Lol - well that's just local dialect, then. Certainly not the genuine French pronunciation! :nono:
Marco.
Peasant lingo lol... much better with broad glaswegian
The silliest has to be Belvoir.... I would refuse to call it Beaver on principle:D
I lived there for a bit. If you pronounced it 'bell - voir' at best you would have got funny looks, at worst you'd have got beaten up. Lots of rough pit villages round there. Or used to be.
Anyway, you never did tell us why you wanted to know how to pronounce Cumbernauld? :)
Oh, and I'm surprised you haven't been all over the '70s nostalgia images' thread like a rash! ;)
Marco.
Lol - well that's just local dialect, then. Certainly not the genuine French pronunciation! :nono:
Marco.
Yep, known as Patois
Anyway, you never did tell us why you wanted to know how to pronounce Cumbernauld? :)
Oh, and I'm surprised you haven't been all over the '70s nostalgia images' thread like a rash! ;)
Marco.
It was an argument at work. Figured there are so many Scotsmen on here someone would be around who knew.
Had a quick look at the 70s thread at lunchtime but would like to stress I am not some Seventies-obsessed nostalgia freak. Well not much. Also taking me so long to upload images because 'Photobucket' are taking the piss with the adverts now.
Yes I am aware of it :)
The difference though, with 'loch' and 'lock', etc, is that, unlike Patois, it's not a matter of dialect, but simply how to correctly pronounce the word and not. There is no 'grey area'.
Marco.
What is correct?
Cumber-nold
or cumber-nord
Anyone know?
There was a TV advert in the early nineties, trying to get people/businesses to move there, with the rhyming line:
"What's it called?
....Cumbernauld!"
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My only frame of reference for it is the film 'Gregory's Girl'.
dave2010
23-10-2016, 07:03
Cholmondely
Attleborough
Wymondham
Wightwick
There's also a place called Titsey.
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