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From: Jack and Doreen Polvere <>
Subject: Re: [B'ham] Re: BirmingHam? Pronunciation...
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 11:15:13 -0400
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Don't laugh. What about Tamworth being pronounced Tamuth in Brum? The Thames River
(Tems in Brum), the is emphasis on "th" and "a" here in Connecticut (with a
silent "c"after the "e").We too have a Thames River. And if you have a problem
pronouncing "th" it becomes the Fames. Doreen, Ct., U.S.A.

Pauline Roberts wrote:

> Does this pronunciation come from Birming-Hm as opposed to Birmingham-HAm -
> and then us lazy lot call it Birming-um, dropping the H as is so often done?
>
> Reminds me of one of the times when I was in America (not showing off, my
> sister lives there), and in a restaurant we asked just what ingredients were
> in a particular dish. the owner (a lady) listed a few things and then
> proudly said 'and of course WOR-CES-TER-SHIRE sauce'. We almost collapsed
> laughing! (Did make me wonder how she would have pronounced Bicester)
>
> Pauline
> Tamworth, Staffs
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 7:38 PM
> Subject: [B'ham] Re: BirmingHam? Pronunciation...
>
> > Hey Robyn and all,
> > don't know if it's because both my parents are from
> > Brum, and I'm from nearby (Worcestershire), but everyone I
> > know pronounces Birmingham as "Birming-um". Stupid English
> > pronuciation, I know, but I suppose it's the same as us not
> > saying "War-wick" but "War-rick" instead. Letters just get
> > dropped. So I guess it means that lots of mistakes _were_
> > made on certs when it came to writing names (personal and
> > place) down on paper, especially if the person writing it
> > down had never heard the name before.
> >
> > Joss
> >
> >
> > >Have no idea but my grandfather, when i was a kid, used to
> > say he came from,
> > >what i thought was birming-um. he missed the h. i always
> > thought he came
> > >from that place, never knew of a place called birming-Ham.
> > robyndehood.oz.
> >
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