[meteorite-list] Pronouncing Willamette and other meteoritenames

From: ensoramanda <ensoramanda_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:04:31 +0100
Message-ID: <480F09AF.6090801_at_ntlworld.com>

Two Welsh meteorites...try pronouncing these...!!!

'Beddgelert'...went through the pub roof in 1949 (think the 'dd' is
pronounced 'th')
and...
'Pontllyfni' 1931 (the 'llyf' is pronounced as a kind if slurred 'cclif'
sound )

Details here...history of Welsh meteorites

http://brynjones.members.beeb.net/wastronhist/meteorites.html

Regards

Graham Ensor, UK




Chris Peterson wrote:

> A fair description. I spent some time once in Llangollen, and the
> patient coaching of some locals got my pronunciation moderately close.
> It took some work, though.
>
> Are there any Welsh meteorites?
>
> Chris
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sterling K. Webb"
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> To: "Chris Peterson" <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>; "Meteorite Mailing
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Pronouncing Willamette and other
> meteoritenames
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>
>> Hi, Darren, Chris, List
>>
>> The great dictionarianist Samuel Johnson
>> described it as the sound of a goose hissing!
>> I suppose it depends on how angry the Welsh
>> speaker is at English dictionarianists...
>>
>> Pronunciation guide to Welsh:
>> http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/fun/welsh/Lesson01.html
>>
>>
>> Sterling K. Webb
>
>
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