When Did Boadicea Become Boudicca?

[ToraToraTora]

when did hercules become heracles?
When I was at school it was always the former now it's always the latter?

[tonyav]

ToraToraTora
Question Author
yes tony but it was always pronounced Nessalls.


Yeah, your right TTT.

[DaisyNonna]

Quite happy with Boudicca but have problems with Keen ya, Ken ya

[Buenchico]

Newsreaders sometimes get things wrong. I've heard several of them referring to contracts for the construction of new trains going to 'Bombardier' (pronounced as in the military usage) rather than to 'Bom-bard-ee-ay' (as it should be pronounced).

[DaisyNonna]

We have an area and a pub called Thomas A' Becket

[woofgang]

Uranus

[Togo]

When did Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoc become Lanfair pg.

[DaisyNonna]

When Welsh got too complicated

[Buenchico]

You're not alone, Daisy!

Northampton:
http://www.mcmanuspub.co.uk/thomas-a-beckett.html

Worthing:
http://www.thomas-a-becket.co.uk/

Bermondsey:
http://www.thomasabecket.com/#

At least they get it right where it matters - Canterbury!
http://www.thegoodpubguide.co.uk/var/ldc-images/10659704_pub_full.jpg

[jourdain2]

I learnt how to say that, Togo (Llanfairpwyllwghinglegogerichwrindroblellantysilliachgogogoch' that is - I'm assuming I spelled that right) when I was stranded (aged 13) in Butlin's at Phwelli for a week - it offered entertainment OK. in the early 1960's.

It's a darned sight easier to say what you wrote (fingers are tired) so it probably dates back to yonks before either of us!!! :)

[DaisyNonna]

Buenchico, that is a comfort

[Peter Pedant]

// Gawd knows, I'm still getting over Rhodesia.//

Southern Rhodesia please o and whilst we are at it can we please reflect that the cost to the Treasury ( its opposite 10 Downing st ) of resettling the so called white settlers over the last 30 y displaced from said place has been ...... zero

[Peter Pedant]

Newsreaders sometimes get things wrong.

yeah there was some silly gairl who was talking about unemplyment in a place she called RED-ker

Oh Redcar .....

and dont start me on the intrusive post vocalic 'r' they tack onto Allah

as in Aller riz Great ...... ( ya salaam )

[theprof]

You ain't seen nothing yet! The other morning I sent a lab technician to the Biological Stains stores to fetch 10g of a dye called Safranin. It's been known by that name since before I was born.

He returned about an hour later with a 50g jar labelled (wait for it!):

3,7-dimethyl-10-phenylphenazine-10-ium-2,8-diamine chloride

Boy, do I love our modern IUPAC names. Turned out that the stores didn't have any Safranin in stock and he had to go to the main university chemical store building. They in their wisdom, had ordered the Safranin from a chinese supplier who, quite correctly, insist on labeling the container with the IUPAC name. The stores staff can commonly be found pulling their hair out. Oh what fun we have at uni!

Just in case you think you'd never be affected by such situations be warned! The 5% acetic acid solution you put on your chips, commonly known as vinegar, has for some time been officially known as ethanoic acid under IUPAC nomenclature!

[TheWinner]

and when did IKEA ( I KEY 'ER) became icky-er.

[Everhelpful]

When did the word"Drawing" become "Draw(R)ing?

[TheWinner]

and when did thirty three become Ferty Free?

[ludwig]

Failing to pronounce the W is no worse than sticking an R in it.

[jim360]

When did LeviOOOOsa become LeviosAAA?

[Cloverjo]

What about Laura Norder? As mentioned by lots of newsreaders.

[Cloverjo]

I'm puzzling over what Jim said.