The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - View Single Post

Celuien · 04-15-2006, 07:28 AM

I assign my inability to properly pronounce the sound represented by 'll.'

This may seem unimportant for someone living in Pennsylvania, but it's actually significant hereabouts because a lot of place/street names incorporate the sound.

For instance, if I scan my regional street map I find:

Llanerch
Llandaff
Llanwellyn
Llewellyn
Llanfair

I know it's not correct, but the ll tends to be treated as a lengthened single l. Just as the place named Bala Cynwyd is misprounced here as Bala Cin-wid. I have a feeling I've been misprouncing Bryn Mawr, Bryn Athyn and Gwynedd too.

04-15-2006, 07:28 AM	#1101
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	I assign my inability to properly pronounce the sound represented by 'll.' This may seem unimportant for someone living in Pennsylvania, but it's actually significant hereabouts because a lot of place/street names incorporate the sound. For instance, if I scan my regional street map I find: Llanerch Llandaff Llanwellyn Llewellyn Llanfair I know it's not correct, but the ll tends to be treated as a lengthened single l. Just as the place named Bala Cynwyd is misprounced here as Bala Cin-wid. I have a feeling I've been misprouncing Bryn Mawr, Bryn Athyn and Gwynedd too. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.