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'Grinich' or 'Grenich'
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Grinidge for me too.
And Woolidge. Charlton comes out a bit like Charwton.
And Blackeef. I was brought up in Earif.
Eltham is El'um where the ' is a glottal stop. (Or glo' aw stop if we get fernetik).1 -
Must be a British Hospital for Mothers and Babies thing because I pronounce Plumstead with a soft p too.aliwibble said:bobmunro said:DOUCHER said:chulton sandwiched between grinidge and woolidge is how it is
With Plumstid just to the east.Weirdly that seems to have an extra almost silent p for me - Plum(p)stid. Bit like how the l in Charlton is hardly there either.ETA on the original question, another vote for grinidge here, and I was born there according to my birth certificate. Although technically I suspect it was actually Woolwich, as it was the old Mothers and Babies hospital.
Always Grinidge. Years ago a colleague from the Caledonian Road correctly identified that I came from South East London from a conversation about Grinidge Mean Time.2 -
Theres no t in itDOUCHER said:chulton sandwiched between grinidge and woolidge is how it is0 -
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Born in grinidge, grew up in grinidge just like my old dears family.
Although it seems to have been renamed to gren-etch what with all the poshy types that flood the area now.0 -
Grinidge.
Plumpstid.
I was alsol born in BHMB.2 -
I would say a definite T.... ChultonSomervilleAddick said:Surely it’s Chul-un. No T, just a glottal stop.
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Nah just Grenitch or Grenidge when I'm there...0 -
I too was born in the BHMB but grew up in Dartford, so maybe that's why I say Grenidge
Alternatively it was a childhood watching Gordon Greenidge destroying England's bowlers!1 -
https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/10952788.burning-questions-how-should-greenwich-be-pronounced/
The NS did a survey in 2014, Gren-itch won narrowly from Grin-idge and then Gren-idge!
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Grew up in Grinnidge and that's what we all called it. It doesn't bother me how anyone else pronounces it but I do get annoyed when I hear news reports about 'Errith' or 'Elth-ham.'2
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Grenidge. As in Gordon....1
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a soft t same as in chulton has been agreed i'm afraid - when singing chulton the t is dropped but when spoken its a soft south east london t - there probably is a more technical term for one of thoseBlackburnCharlton said:0 -
Always thoiught the same as this about the different pronounciation - I've found locals end to say Grinidge or even GrinichLenGlover said:Having heard yet another journalist pronounce 'Greenwich' as 'Grenich' on the radio earlier I just wondered what the consensus on here was as to the 'correct' version?
As an SE18 lad in my early days always 'Grinich' for me and my gut feeling is that would be the view of most 'locals' with outsiders saying 'Grenich.'0 -
Only ever heard it as Grenitch, so many Americans think it's Green-witch and it makes me cringe every time I hear it1
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Grin-ige
Loo-sham
Wool-ige
Chul-un
Saaf Eas Lundun
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Grinidge.
Woolidge.
Charlton I have always pronounced like Bolton.
My son who was born and raised in Bournemouth has an amusing way of pronouncing Sandwich - i.e he pronounces it properly, exactly as it reads whereas as I say Samwidge0 - Sponsored links:
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As an aside, it's definitely El'um, or at a push Eltum, anyone who calls it "Ellfum" is a dandy and a sop and a nincompoop0
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Have had this discussion with my wife. She’s from the posher side of south London and says “Plum-sted” and “Wool-itch” . Having been brought up in Plumstead, for me it’s always “Plum-stid” and “Wool-idge”.
Strangely, I think the names of the local towns are the only words I actually pronounce with a south east London twang. Most people struggle to place my accent.0 -
Falconwood, The lady announced on the train pronounces it foolconwood but everyone I know calls it foulconwood3
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Grinidge0
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Reading through, I’m surprised by how many say “gren” rather than “grin” for Greenwich. 2nd half of the word seems more agreeable.0
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Like you Len, I will go with whatever the officially designated EU pronunciation is.LenGlover said:Having heard yet another journalist pronounce 'Greenwich' as 'Grenich' on the radio earlier I just wondered what the consensus on here was as to the 'correct' version?
As an SE18 lad in my early days always 'Grinich' for me and my gut feeling is that would be the view of most 'locals' with outsiders saying 'Grenich.'Would be good to know their view, don’t you think?;-)3 -
Grinidge, Plumstid, Woolidge, Eltum (with subdued t), Lower Road and Charl'un. BHMB parlance it would seem. And Covered In Market, not public.0
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Isn’t it ‘Grinidge’ or ‘Grenarrrtch’?0
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Grinich for me0
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Grinidge for me
Graaanaaarch for the people of Blackheath0
