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Getting British
Oct 20, 2008 20:12
The very Cornish-sounding village of Torpenhow in Cumbria is oddly pronounced 'tre-penna'. It has a very unusual derivation - each of 'tor', 'pen' and 'how' means 'hill' in a different dialect, making it 'hill hill hill'. There's even a Torpenhow Hill nearby.
Got a fabulous link on my e-mail, having fun trying to say those things out loud! Sounds especially marvelous with the voice of an unsuccessful transvestite that I have because of my flu, or whatever that is. Too much shouting in the pub, anyway.
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