I Have A Question To Ask .... Don't Cheat

[debris4spike]

 A couple of weeks ago, I had to drive to North Devon, and went via this village, just to take this sign ... I wonder how you would pronounce it ... no, don't cheat and Google it ... just guess -



Most towns in Britain have the town they are twinned with listed ... and the 30 is because it is going into the village, hense the speed limit changes.

Comments

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Wufsurth? It is bound to sound no more than half as long as it looks, I'd guess!

[debris4spike]

From Wikipedia -

Woolfardisworthy or Woolsery (pronounced /ˈwʊlzri/ "Woolz'ry") is the name shared by two villages in Devon:

Woolfardisworthy, Mid Devon, between Tiverton and Crediton (Mid Devon)
Woolfardisworthy, Torridge, near Clovelly and Bideford (North Devon)

Even weirder to think the county has it twice!

[auntiero.livejournal.com]

One of the drawbacks of learning to read in the US in the 70s is that we were taught to sound out unfamiliar words based on clues within the word. So I would read that as "Wool-Fard-Is-Worthy." And I'm sure they are, but not so sure that's the way it's pronounced. *grin*

ETA: HA! I just googled it. I was SO far off it isn't even funny. LOL At least I guessed the initial and ending letter sounds correctly. LOL

[debris4spike]

Yes, that is the way people pronounce it to help with spelling - so you got it 1/2 right!!

[spikereader.livejournal.com]

I'd go with Woofdisthy.

Now off to Google.

[debris4spike]

From Wikipedia -

Woolfardisworthy or Woolsery (pronounced /ˈwʊlzri/ "Woolz'ry") is the name shared by two villages in Devon:

Woolfardisworthy, Mid Devon, between Tiverton and Crediton (Mid Devon)
Woolfardisworthy, Torridge, near Clovelly and Bideford (North Devon)

I think the weirder thing is Devon has 2 villages of the same name!

[jaded-jamie.livejournal.com]

There's almost a TARDIS in that name! I bet The Doctor has visited!

[debris4spike]

There is a permenat sky hook in the car park so he can tether the Tardis any time he wants!

And, yes - the real pronounciation is TARDIS like - From Wikipedia -

Woolfardisworthy or Woolsery (pronounced /ˈwʊlzri/ "Woolz'ry") is the name shared by two villages in Devon:

Woolfardisworthy, Mid Devon, between Tiverton and Crediton (Mid Devon)
Woolfardisworthy, Torridge, near Clovelly and Bideford (North Devon)