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Post by floydie on Mar 16, 2011 20:41:39 GMT
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Post by Cherry on Mar 16, 2011 20:45:53 GMT
hoo-nay-oo-way (native American). However, if you did say this, I would bet that no-one would know what you are referring to. I looked it up and it was mentioned on more than one site as the correct pronunciation for this strawberry.
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Post by seaburn on Mar 16, 2011 20:54:31 GMT
or hadda way where in sunderland Esther? I was born and grew up in Seaburn Snderland hence my 'name'
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Post by Geranium on Mar 16, 2011 22:26:39 GMT
My in-laws were geordies, and when they got together with their friends, I had great difficulty following the conversation! There were also some words they used that I didn''t know - like 'claggy'. I love the accent - so don't you go changing, Rosie! By the way - I've been told firmly that a 'Hewkera' should be pronounced 'Hoykera'. I don't say it like that - do you?
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Post by floydie on Mar 17, 2011 0:09:23 GMT
I pronounced Dahlia "Darlia" my mother asked me were i was from haha, I was corrected "daylia" . My farther is from South shields and still uses the odd Geordie word, OH's great grandmother was from shields too .
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Post by Louise on Mar 17, 2011 6:41:22 GMT
Floydie, i've heard Americans pronounce it 'darlia' They often pronounce a short a vowel that way - think of the way they pronounce pasta .... it's an Italian short vowel sound but they do the long 'a' again, making it 'parsta' which is just *****y ridiculous
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Post by merlin on Mar 17, 2011 6:48:07 GMT
How do you pronounce Tomato or should that be Tamarto and is it Rogerseeer, is it Rogersia? Oh! let's call the whole thing off
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Post by Cherry on Mar 17, 2011 7:20:18 GMT
If you think of the derivation of these names, 'darlia' is probably correct and many others. I really think some of these names ought to be correct if they are pronounced in the English way, which makes sense to us. I just don't worry about it. Even professional gardeners have different pronunciations. They are not too worried.
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Post by Rosie on Mar 17, 2011 9:44:01 GMT
My in-laws were geordies, and when they got together with their friends, I had great difficulty following the conversation! There were also some words they used that I didn''t know - like 'claggy'. I love the accent - so don't you go changing, Rosie! By the way - I've been told firmly that a 'Hewkera' should be pronounced 'Hoykera'. I don't say it like that - do you? Claggy is such a fab word and very descriptive I have never heard Heuchera pronounced that way Geranium
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Post by Rosie on Mar 17, 2011 9:46:18 GMT
Another good Geordie word is 'clarty' or 'don't get all covered in clarts when your out playing esmeralda' ;D
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Post by Geranium on Mar 17, 2011 10:29:41 GMT
Yes, I remember that one, Rosie! ;D MiL and I used to have (friendly) banter when she was going to wash her head, and I said I washed my hair! ;D We have a little book somewhere called 'Larn yerself Geordie'. Great fun.
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Post by floydie on Mar 17, 2011 10:39:38 GMT
Floydie, i've heard Americans pronounce it 'darlia' They often pronounce a short a vowel that way - think of the way they pronounce pasta .... it's an Italian short vowel sound but they do the long 'a' again, making it 'parsta' which is just *****y ridiculous Too much American influence about me thinks .
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Post by esther on Mar 17, 2011 11:32:38 GMT
or hadda way where in sunderland Esther? I was born and grew up in Seaburn Snderland hence my 'name' I have traced my family back in Monkwearmouth to the 1770's
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Post by Rosie on Mar 17, 2011 12:13:18 GMT
Yes, I remember that one, Rosie! ;D MiL and I used to have (friendly) banter when she was going to wash her head, and I said I washed my hair! ;D We have a little book somewhere called 'Larn yerself Geordie'. Great fun. If you had a headache you had a bad head! I have that book somewhere too!also the Geordie bible and geordie cooking. Hmm i wonder where they are
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Post by seaburn on Mar 17, 2011 16:54:38 GMT
'divint drop your dottle on the proggy mat' my gran used to say it to her hubby. apparently dont drop cigarrette ash on our best carpet. dont know why it was but it was. Ok Pet! I know Monkwearmouth well Esther.
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