Little known fact about Millwall
According to research by a team of linguists from the University of London, "Millwall" is the only word in the English language containing four letter "L"s, none of which are actually pronounced when the word is spoken.
This linguistic phenomenon is most notable in the local dialect of South East London, where the spoken word "Mi-war" (as represented phonetically) is the norm.
The researchers found that the "Sarf London Quadruple Glottal Stop" as they have termed it, is due to a little known ancient local by-law which permits parents in the districts of New Cross, Peckham and Bermondsey to withold pocket money from their children if they hear them pronouncing any "L"s. The amount witheld is strictly limited by the legislation to one sixpence for each "L' pronounced, up to a maximum of two shillings or one florin.
In this way, successive generations of local children have learned not to pronounce their "L"s, so that today "L"s have entirely disappeared from local speech.
The research team are currently embarking on a new project to ascertain the causes of the lost letter "T" in the word Charlton when it is spoken by inhabitants of SE7 and North West Kent.
Any Charlton Lifers who know the whereabouts of the missing letter "T" are asked to contact the research team immediately.
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LMAO! very good, put a smile on my face this morning.0
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....what the 'el is this all about...? ;o)0
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wtf0
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wtf
omg, its a joke Noy ; )0 -
very stephen fry0
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No mention of the added "w" in Chaw'ton. Seems very shoddy research to me. ;0)0
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No mention of the added "w" in Chaw'ton. Seems very shoddy research to me. ;0)
actually its Cheow'en but I get the drift.
Excellent description of the double glottal stop but I would spell it as mi waw
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No mention of the added "w" in Chaw'ton. Seems very shoddy research to me. ;0)
actually its Cheow'en but I get the drift.
Excellent description of the double glottal stop but I would spell it as mi waw
Agree bing. it is in fact Cheow'en. I obviously dont know my double glottal stop from my elbow.0 -
id say mi waw is the oriental pronunciationNo mention of the added "w" in Chaw'ton. Seems very shoddy research to me. ;0)
actually its Cheow'en but I get the drift.
Excellent description of the double glottal stop but I would spell it as mi waw
Agree bing. it is in fact Cheow'en. I obviously dont know my double glottal stop from my elbow.
reckon its char un
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The problem with Char is that the "r" is silent as in the previously mentioned glottal stop. If you slow it down its pronounced Cheow. Could be "un" or "en" fairly interchangeable in my view.
id say mi waw is the oriental pronunciationNo mention of the added "w" in Chaw'ton. Seems very shoddy research to me. ;0)
actually its Cheow'en but I get the drift.
Excellent description of the double glottal stop but I would spell it as mi waw
Agree bing. it is in fact Cheow'en. I obviously dont know my double glottal stop from my elbow.
reckon its char un
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so how do the linguists explain crystal palace being pronounced as "tossers" all the time?0
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Strange
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shame prof Henry Higgins isnt a CL member !
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shame prof Henry Higgins isnt a CL member !
We have our very own professor Henry.0 -
I know where the "T" is.
There's a guy who sits a few rows behind me in the NW Quadrant who has it, together with our "L "
" We are charLTon, super charLTon, covered end " .....Very strange sound.
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He would presumably pronounce "gloTTal" without the "glo'al stop"?I know where the "T" is.
There's a guy who sits a few rows behind me in the NW Quadrant who has it, together with our "L "
" We are charLTon, super charLTon, covered end " .....Very strange sound.
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