Are you........a PADDY?
They're the nation most guilty when it comes to spasticated spellings of words, that I know of.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 16:15, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Born in Shrewsbury
but of norn Irish stock on my mothers side.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 16:17, Reply)

I fucking love Shrewsbury.
Answer me this, if you may:

Correct pronunciation of Shrewsbury? I was brought up to say Sh-rose-bury, not to rhyme with Dewsbury, but my (admittedly rather dim) pal moved up there and says it the latter way.

WHO IS RIGHT?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 16:19, Reply)

I generally say shrosebury but shewsbury is right.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 16:28, Reply)

That's weird then, isn't it?
If the correct way is the phonetic way, how is it that both you and I have ended up with a weird pronunciation?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 16:31, Reply)

because you are both equally spastic?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 16:33, Reply)

I fear this is the only logical conclusion.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 16:36, Reply)