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[Closed] Calling Wyre forest riders and Welsh speakers

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How do you pronounce "Wyre"? I and all my riding buddies pronounce it "Wire". I used to live in Wyre Forest district and the council pronounced it "Wire" too.

So why am i asking? Well why does the BBC reporter Wyre Davies pronounce his name "Weir-rer" ?

What is the correct way? Are both Correct? (One Welsh, one English?)

Oh and don't get me started on Stourbridge, Stourton, Edward Stourton and "Storton" "Stooton"


 
Posted : 28/10/2010 10:10 am
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Cos Wyre Davies is Welsh, and the Wyre forest isn't. It's a co-incidence that both words from different languages are spelled the same.

Consider why the English word 'chat' and the French word 'chat' are pronounced differently.


 
Posted : 28/10/2010 10:34 am
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just out of interest, is it

hoons or howns ?


 
Posted : 28/10/2010 10:44 am
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Howns (short for Hounslow)


 
Posted : 28/10/2010 10:47 am
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Wyre (Wire)


 
Posted : 28/10/2010 10:48 am
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Wyre Davies should be pronounced more like Oy-Ra.


 
Posted : 28/10/2010 10:54 am
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Oui ra.

You hear him say it himself plenty of times.


 
Posted : 28/10/2010 11:50 am