Stupid TouristsWhat's the stupidest thing you've ever heard a tourist say? Ever heard an American talking about visiting "Scotchland, England", or (and this one is actually real) a Japanese couple talking about the correct way to say Clapham is actually Clatham, as "ph" sounds are pronounced "th". Which has a certain logic really. UPDATE: Please, no more Loogabarooga stories. It's getting like, "and I opened my eyes and my mum had left me a cup of tea!"
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chthonic, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 16:31)
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Slough is sluffActually it's OK to pronounce Slough as "sluff" the first time you see it -- cos one of the meanings of the word (slough) is to shed the skin (like snakes do), pronounced "sluff". Mind you, it's OK to pronounce it "slew" too.
dictionary.reference.com/search?q=slough
It's like saying reading for Reading... oh never mind.
(, Mon 11 Jul 2005, 13:31, Reply)
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