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Offramp January 17th 10 07:02 PM

How does one pronounce Isledon Road?
 
On 17 Jan, 19:19, Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 17/01/2010 16:43, David wrote:


Tramlink pronounces Centrale (stop for a Croydon shopping centre of the
same name) as "Centraal", but buses seem to use "Central".


It is actually "centraaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrle".

Arthur Figgis January 17th 10 08:48 PM

How does one pronounce Isledon Road?
 
On 17/01/2010 20:02, Offramp wrote:
On 17 Jan, 19:19, Arthur wrote:
On 17/01/2010 16:43, David wrote:


Tramlink pronounces Centrale (stop for a Croydon shopping centre of the
same name) as "Centraal", but buses seem to use "Central".


It is actually "centraaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrle".


I thought that was the Finnish language version?

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Basil Jet January 18th 10 04:02 AM

How does one pronounce Isledon Road?
 
Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 17/01/2010 20:02, Offramp wrote:
On 17 Jan, 19:19, Arthur wrote:
On 17/01/2010 16:43, David wrote:


Tramlink pronounces Centrale (stop for a Croydon shopping centre of
the same name) as "Centraal", but buses seem to use "Central".


It is actually "centraaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrle".


I thought that was the Finnish language version?


I don't think you can have three consonants together (such as "ntr") in a
Finnish word.

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