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Post by spinno on Sept 24, 2024 21:51:13 GMT
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Post by dorsetmike on Sept 24, 2024 22:37:01 GMT
Punnal
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Post by don on Sept 24, 2024 22:55:24 GMT
Par for the course. We English Brits whatever you want call us are a rum lot when pronunciation is addressed. Don’t get me started with surnames and nd double barrel names and other ridiculous words people use and have used.Farquhar Ponsonby Smythe and other plum up the arse names |
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Post by don on Sept 24, 2024 22:58:23 GMT
Another thing is stupid kids names (not the kids just the ones who get called Sky and Cloud names that make you roll your eyes when you hear them
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Post by zou on Sept 25, 2024 5:12:04 GMT
Poole
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Post by daves on Sept 25, 2024 7:07:14 GMT
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Post by steveandthedogs on Sept 25, 2024 7:09:17 GMT
punnell? S
Oops, posted this before I read all the posts.
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Post by daves on Sept 25, 2024 7:20:17 GMT
Yep. Punnel / Punnel depending on how you pronounce a / e
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Post by aitch on Sept 25, 2024 10:33:38 GMT
Par for the course. We English Brits whatever you want call us are a rum lot when pronunciation is addressed. Don’t get me started with surnames and nd double barrel names and other ridiculous words people use and have used.Farquhar Ponsonby Smythe and other plum up the arse names From what I remember from looking into surnames, English (and some other) surnames are generally derived from one of three things - location, occupation or nickname. So the names probably came before the plums... |
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Post by spinno on Sept 25, 2024 10:53:24 GMT
Par for the course. We English Brits whatever you want call us are a rum lot when pronunciation is addressed. Don’t get me started with surnames and nd double barrel names and other ridiculous words people use and have used.Farquhar Ponsonby Smythe and other plum up the arse names From what I remember from looking into surnames, English (and some other) surnames are generally derived from one of three things - location, occupation or nickname. So the names probably came before the plums... What about Prunella? |
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Post by dorsetmike on Sept 25, 2024 11:20:38 GMT
Yep. Punnel / Punnel depending on how you pronounce a / e From what I recall it would usually sound like Punn'l |
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Post by don on Sept 25, 2024 11:26:18 GMT
From what I remember from looking into surnames, English (and some other) surnames are generally derived from one of three things - location, occupation or nickname. So the names probably came before the plums... What about Prunella? Prunes are dried Plums so it covers all bases in this discussion |
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Post by daves on Sept 25, 2024 12:15:57 GMT
Yep. Punnel / Punnel depending on how you pronounce a / e From what I recall it would usually sound like Punn'l Sounds about right, but I'm just an incommer so what do I know? |
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Post by zou on Sept 25, 2024 13:14:04 GMT
From what I recall it would usually sound like Punn'l Sounds about right, but I'm just an incommer so what do I know? The alphabet, how to count above 20, that sort of thing?  |
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Post by spinno on Sept 25, 2024 13:17:50 GMT
Sounds about right, but I'm just an incommer so what do I know? The alphabet, how to count above 20, that sort of thing? Whereas locals... |
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