Comments on: Language quiz http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/ language-related musings - one language is never enough / ét sprog er aldrig nok Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:13:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Simon http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58406 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:28:19 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58406 Here are the answers: 1. Heysham, Lancashire - /'hi:ʃəm/ 2. Worcestershire - /'wʊstɚʃə/ 3. Woolfardisworthy, Devon - /'wʊlzi/ 4. Cholmondeley, Cheshire — /'tʃʌmli/ 5. Southwark, Greater London — /'sʌðək/ or /'sʌvək/ Here are the answers:

1. Heysham, Lancashire - /’hi:ʃəm/
2. Worcestershire - /’wʊstɚʃə/
3. Woolfardisworthy, Devon - /’wʊlzi/
4. Cholmondeley, Cheshire — /’tʃʌmli/
5. Southwark, Greater London — /’sʌðək/ or /’sʌvək/

]]> by: David http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58402 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:34:34 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58402 Here's what they sound like to me. I decided to just guess instead of cheating and looking up UK placenames. :) - Heathshire - Worcestershire (this one way easy, based on the pronunciation of the sauce) - Woolsey - Shalney - South Ark Here’s what they sound like to me. I decided to just guess instead of cheating and looking up UK placenames. :)

- Heathshire
- Worcestershire (this one way easy, based on the pronunciation of the sauce)
- Woolsey
- Shalney
- South Ark

]]> by: Guido http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58391 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:13:27 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58391 The last one is Southwark, not Suffolk The last one is Southwark, not Suffolk

]]> by: Jonathan K http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58380 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:10:32 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58380 My guess-I'm pretty sure on all of them but the first one. Heysham, Lancashire Worcestershire Woolfardisworthy, Devon Cholmondeley, Cheshire Suffolk My guess-I’m pretty sure on all of them but the first one.

Heysham, Lancashire
Worcestershire
Woolfardisworthy, Devon
Cholmondeley, Cheshire
Suffolk

]]> by: Joseph Staleknight http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58377 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:44:25 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58377 ... Wolfsleaugh Worchestershire Chemleaugh Suffolk …
Wolfsleaugh
Worchestershire
Chemleaugh
Suffolk

]]> by: Pao http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58374 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:14:19 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58374 haha funny one Jose. I do think Kirchner was not said earlier. He is definitely no English town. haha funny one Jose. I do think Kirchner was not said earlier. He is definitely no English town.

]]> by: Mike http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58355 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:10:04 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58355 I think the last one is Suffolk, but I could be wrong. I think the last one is Suffolk, but I could be wrong.

]]> by: José San Martin http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58342 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:23:42 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58342 By the way, the third sounds like "Kirchner", but I think he's no English city! By the way, the third sounds like “Kirchner”, but I think he’s no English city!

]]> by: José San Martin http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58341 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:20:50 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/26/language-quiz-35/#comment-58341 The second one would be "Worcestershire" ? The second one would be “Worcestershire” ?

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