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Re: Pronunciation of Station Names
On Fri, 16 Jan 1998 22:48:49 GMT,
billbolton@REMOVE-TO-EMAILacslink.net.au (Bill Bolton) took time out
from wrapping gaffer tape around gerbils and wrote:
> alberta@zip.com.au (Albert Alcoceba) wrote:
>
> > TT> More like tell-OH-pee-ah
> >
> > I'd disagree with that. The majority of people seem to pronounce it
> > Te-loh-PEE-ah,
>
> Majority of which people?
>
> Those who live in the vicinity seem to say "tell-OH-pee-ah".
I live not far from Telopea, and it is pronounced "Ter-Lo-Pee-A ;-)
Then there are stations like Strathfield and Redfern. I've heard some
guards pronounce them as Stratafeld and Redafern...
Catchya
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