Thread: Pronunciation

I could be wrong, but I thought “g” as in golf.

Hopefully the locals know



Mind you, out here nobody agrees on the town called Lucknow.... Luck Now, or Luck Know. My parents and I think Luck Now, my Grandparents think Luck Know. Even the town locals are divided.

Definitely g as in golf... However somer of the towns... Ask an American to pronounce Leongatha or Korumburra...

As above, it has always (at least since I was in primary school over 75 years ago and learned about giant earthworms!) been a hard g as in golf, despite the fact that you would expect the following 'i' to soften it.

I assume it is because Governor Gipps pronounced his name that way, after the area being given the name by Strzelecki, whose expedition was sponsored by Gipps.

Aah now! Give me the correct pronunciation of Strzelecki.

I've always pronounced it as Gippsland.









A soft 'G'.

Hi,
Try this one then

Cheers

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
Try this one then

Cheers

Dyn-n-earn

Interesting thread...

I'll point out one of my frustrations.

It's often pronounced (or is that pronunced )"pronounciation" by many.

The conversation never goes any further in my mind, I get stuck right there.