MOTD

[Brazilian Villain]

Isn't it just "Leesh"?

It is.

Risso may have it spot on but when the BBC pronounce Tuam as "TOO-am" and Ballina as "Bah-LEE-na", I'm not convinced they'd get it correct.

[AV84]

Isn't it just "Leesh"?

It is.

Risso may have it spot on but when the BBC pronounce Tuam as "TOO-am" and Ballina as "Bah-LEE-na", I'm not convinced they'd get it correct.

There was a play on Broadway for a while, fairly well known writer, semi famous cast, it was called Outside Mullingar. They were pronouncing it Muh-linger. (Wild Mountain Thyme with Jamie Dornan and Emily Blunt was the film adaptation of it)

[Brazilian Villain]

Risso may have it spot on but when the BBC pronounce Tuam as "TOO-am" and Ballina as "Bah-LEE-na", I'm not convinced they'd get it correct.

There was a play on Broadway for a while, fairly well known writer, semi famous cast, it was called Outside Mullingar. They were pronouncing it Muh-linger. (Wild Mountain Thyme with Jamie Dornan and Emily Blunt was the film adaptation of it)

Yeah, I've also heard them making a hames of saying Mullingar as well.

[AV84]

Risso may have it spot on but when the BBC pronounce Tuam as "TOO-am" and Ballina as "Bah-LEE-na", I'm not convinced they'd get it correct.

There was a play on Broadway for a while, fairly well known writer, semi famous cast, it was called Outside Mullingar. They were pronouncing it Muh-linger. (Wild Mountain Thyme with Jamie Dornan and Emily Blunt was the film adaptation of it)

Yeah, I've also heard them making a hames of saying Mullingar as well.

It's kind of funny given these names are the anglicised versions of the real Irish place names, and yet they still can't pronounce them.

[Pat McMahon]

Risso may have it spot on but when the BBC pronounce Tuam as "TOO-am" and Ballina as "Bah-LEE-na", I'm not convinced they'd get it correct.

There was a play on Broadway for a while, fairly well known writer, semi famous cast, it was called Outside Mullingar. They were pronouncing it Muh-linger. (Wild Mountain Thyme with Jamie Dornan and Emily Blunt was the film adaptation of it)

Yeah, I've also heard them making a hames of saying Mullingar as well.

I like the way that Midlands is prounced so differently in England and Ireland

[AV84]

And the next time I hear some commentator say "Luca Dinya" I'm going to smash my TV.

How is it said? I've searched for him saying his own name and can only find 2 where he says his first name, and he pronounces the s. So Lucas, not Luca.

[Sexual Ealing]

One of these might be useful:

[Brazilian Villain]

I like the way that Midlands is prounced so differently in England and Ireland

That's interesting, I hadn't really noticed a big difference. More emphasis on the 'Mid' in Ireland?

[Sexual Ealing]

I like the way that Midlands is prounced so differently in England and Ireland

That's interesting, I hadn't really noticed a big difference. More emphasis on the 'Mid' in Ireland?

No, more on the 'LANDS'. It's more MIDlnds here.

[dave shelley]

If you want a good laugh try putting a sat-nav on in a Ford vehicle.

[eamonn]

Isn't it just "Leesh"?

It is.

Now, what about the name "Ger"? Mr Regan of this parish allegedly cut short his time in the UK due to the consistent bastardisation of it. Imagine being growled at every time someone called you.

But that's not even an Irish name, it's just a shortened English(?) name.

I know/know of dozens of Irish males with the name "Ger", especially popular in the 50-75 year old generation. I've never met a Gerard from the UK who shortens his name like that - Jerry sure, never Ger.

Again, shown by how British people react to pronouncing "Ger" as a "Grrrr" instead of "Jer", every feckin' time.
It's how my girlfriend pronounced my Dad's name during the week and I nearly split up with her.

[Brazilian Villain]

Isn't it just "Leesh"?

It is.

Now, what about the name "Ger"? Mr Regan of this parish allegedly cut short his time in the UK due to the consistent bastardisation of it. Imagine being growled at every time someone called you.

But that's not even an Irish name, it's just a shortened English(?) name.

I know/know of dozens of Irish males with the name "Ger", especially popular in the 50-75 year old generation. I've never met a Gerard from the UK who shortens his name like that - Jerry sure, never Ger.

Again, shown by how British people react to pronouncing "Ger" as a "Grrrr" instead of "Jer", every feckin' time.
It's how my girlfriend pronounced my Dad's name during the week and I nearly split up with her.

It's not common around here at all, it's nearly always Gerry (or Gerard).

[eamonn]

Well, the midlands is a peculiar place 

[Brazilian Villain]

Well, the midlands is a peculiar place 

Quite possibly, we even pronounce it MID-lands here.

[Rory]

Credit where it's due, they couldn't have been much more positive about us tonight.