tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post3895995326115732054..comments2024-02-26T21:27:17.091+13:00Comments on The Fundy Post: Adventures in EpistemologyPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08024440694895271805noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-33768111977024206262010-04-16T21:36:57.820+12:002010-04-16T21:36:57.820+12:00Perhaps the very late stages of Point Chevalier...Perhaps the very late stages of Point Chevalier's gentrification will finally see its name pronounced as a French teacher might like. Although I dread to think of the sheer acreage of beige McMansions it will have to accumulate to get to that milestone.Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633616551506978330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-42004199129011854492010-04-16T20:12:31.124+12:002010-04-16T20:12:31.124+12:00Not to mention Barbadoes St with the silent "...Not to mention Barbadoes St with the silent "e"!<br /><br />It always bugged me that Auckland has the suburb of AVIN-dale, whereas Chch has A-von-dale. They can't both be right, surely. :-)Grace Dalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184423873725462269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-79578901162223516532010-04-16T14:21:05.779+12:002010-04-16T14:21:05.779+12:00Rather like Chch's Antigyouah Street (My first...Rather like Chch's Antigyouah Street (My first attempt at coming across it was the vaguely spanish Spanish Anteegwah - met with widespread bafflement and contempt)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-62202984308611405272010-04-16T09:28:05.075+12:002010-04-16T09:28:05.075+12:00Bryce Courtenay's Tommo and Hawk refers briefl...Bryce Courtenay's Tommo and Hawk refers briefly to the slums of Thorndon in the 1860s or so.<br /><br />My French teacher liked Auckland's Point SheVALiay, until he found out the locals pronounced it ShevaLEER.Troublenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-73509397401580170242010-04-15T22:02:42.260+12:002010-04-15T22:02:42.260+12:00And I say Rue Zhervwah. Because I can.And I say Rue Zhervwah. Because I can.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-41114288906038546452010-04-15T19:50:00.772+12:002010-04-15T19:50:00.772+12:00Stacktwo: Where I come from - a pre-War public sc...Stacktwo: Where I come from - a pre-War public school novel - Jervis is pronounced Jarvis.<br /><br />Robyn, that is peculiar. The short a sound suggests Northern England or Scotland to me.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024440694895271805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-65584256446685489592010-04-15T17:59:25.979+12:002010-04-15T17:59:25.979+12:00Sorry - according to Daniel Jones' English Pro...Sorry - according to Daniel Jones' English Pronouncing Dictionary, which is the standard reference for things like this, all of these pronunciations of Jervois are wrong.<br /><br />Jervois is pronounced simply "Jervis".Stacktwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12336372261502075729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-64150402285193797832010-04-15T16:59:06.272+12:002010-04-15T16:59:06.272+12:00When I learned that the street in Auckland was pro...When I learned that the street in Auckland was pronounced Jervoys and not Zhervwah (I was about 14), I felt like I'd become the recipient of some secret Auckland knowledge.<br /><br />But here's a difference - Grafton Rd in Auckland is pronounced with a long A, Grafton Rd in Wellington has a short A.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278675946018423652noreply@blogger.com