The Off Topic Topic

[Sheilbh]

Six of one, half dozen of the other.

But I think sharing a name with the Slough of Despond in Pilgrim's Progress is probably not ideal from a branding perspective.

[HVC]

Is it pronounce slow or like the slough in "slough off skin"?

[Sheilbh]

It rhymes with plow.

[HVC]

You Brits and your funny place name pronunciations

[Jacob]

Do you mean "it rhymes with plough"?

[garbon]

You Brits and your funny place name pronunciations

How about Lympne?

[Sheilbh]

Do you mean "it rhymes with plough"?

Yes

[HVC]

Huh, just found out plough is euro English for plow. Thanks Jacob, I hate it. You use a plow to plough, or a plough to plow. Either way all plows are ploughs.

[HVC]

You Brits and your funny place name pronunciations

How about Lympne?

Limp knee?

[HVC]

The classic will always be Worcestershire

[Norgy]

Slough was the home of the original "The Office".

But British place names make very little sense to us foreigners. Bellendceister-upon-Thames. Oh, it is pronounced Lester. Fuck off.

[HVC]

Slough was the home of the original "The Office".

But British place names make very little sense to us foreigners. Bellendceister-upon-Thames. Oh, it is pronounced Lester. Fuck off.

But the locals call it lesty

[Jacob]

I think you'll find it's pronounced "Blester".

[Norgy]

And we haven't even started on the names of various British dishes.

Fish and chips are okay.
Spotted dick. Not okay.

[Tonitrus]

I prefer toad in the hole.