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pronunciation guide

west BROM itch (w not pronounced)

Will also accept the commonly abbreviated form of west BROM.

A town near to my own.


"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
 
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I'll get on it.
 
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Two towns near me are Greenwich and Woolwich. They are pronounced 'GRIN idge' and 'WOOL idge', although I have heard them pronounced with an 'itch' by some people. Would the former way be acceptable to you?


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It would.


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Trust me Geoff. It doesn't.


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Only one so far.


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This one's tough. I'll get one eventually.
 
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heh heh love the challenge. bet we get some good ones.
 
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Given that I still have only one, I'd bet against you.


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Well, we've now reached the dizzy heights of two.


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I almost had one last night, but my few functioning synapses sinned in the apses and were excommunicated from my brain. I'll keep trying sans synapses.
 
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It took me forever with mine - and then I still can't get the last line right. However, it sounds like the competition isn't staggering, at least.
 
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Staggering? More like falling over and lying in the gutter. Big Grin


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My sweet hubs said he'd try, and then I forgot the name of the place! I'll see if he'll send you one.
 
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Still don't have enough to post.


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Slouches! I've got two in already.
 
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Ah, well, Shu is one of those slouches. He still hasn't sent one.
 
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Did you receive mine?
 
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I did


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Still struggling, but then I've been driving across the country while ill, so will try once I feel better.
 
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It is awful to have to drive long distances while being ill. So sorry. We'll be patient.
 
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I knew there was another Pronunciation Guide lurking, gnawing at my subconscious -

Consider:

"...you dream you are crossing
The channel and tossing
About in a steamer from Harwich -
Which is something between
A large bathing machine
And a very small second-class carriage"...
 
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Oh, thanks, Hab. Now I've added nausea to my symptoms... Frown Psychosomatic suggestion when already sick SUUUUCKS!
 
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Garage will work as a rhyme too, in some English dialects, as will Marriage, etc.


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Garage will work as a rhyme too, in some English dialects, as will Marriage, etc.

Yes. Except that we're dealing with a generic "-wich" rather than "Harwich." It may take some creative wordplay to find strong rhymes with Bromwich; peerage or leakage or porridge don't quite cut it.
 
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Nice way to put it. Wink
 
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ew!
 
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Yes, it was almost as bad as my submission, so I've deleted it. How many decent ones have you, Bob?
 
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I'm giving this till Wednesday. Then, because I don't want to spend time over Christmas and New Year on it, I'll post it.


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