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Old January 23rd 07, 12:27 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:28 +0000 (GMT Standard Time),
(Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:

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(Ian Jelf) wrote:

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, Colin
Rosenstiel writes

Indeed. But we're used to that sort of problem in Cambridgeshire,
Interesting choice of places. I've always pronounced them as:

what
with Wisbech,
"Whizz Beach"

Manea
"May Knee"

and Quy,
Not heard of this one!

Am I wrong?

Two out of three, though I might get picky about the "Wh" in the Wisbech
pronunciation - I'd have put "Wizbeach", but you've got the main point.

Quy (pronounced like the Bridge over the River Kwai) is sometimes shown
as Stow-cum-Quy. Of that lot, it is much the nearest to Cambridge, just
off the Newmarket Road by the A14 junction to the East of the City.

And don't get me started on the traffic news reporters who can't
pronounce "Altrincham".
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