Re: Pronunciation of Station Names

[kingpin@magna.com.au (Derek Woodlands)]

On Mon, 26 Jan 1998 23:17:56 +1000, "Barry" <one@microsoft.com> took
time out from wrapping gaffer tape around gerbils and wrote:
 
>  
> >I pronounce it "Lay-Lor" after the Sydney suburb, Lalor Park.  It
> >could well be another case of different pronunciations in Victoria.
> >Look at the way the word CASTLE is pronounced in NSW and Vic.
> >
> >Catchya
> >
> >
> BTW how *do* they pronounce castle as in Newcastle in NSW and Vic. My
> brother in law who was born in St Kilda and has lived most of his life in
> Altona pronounces it as New - cassel. On the other hand all the locals
> including my uncle and aunt and various cousins who have lived there for >
> 20 years pronounce in New-carsle.
 
In Sydney, we pronounce the castle bit as CARSEL, same as the poms
pronounce it (dunno how the Victorian pronunciations came into being).

The South Australians are the funniest to listen to.   They all seem
to have a lisp.  ;-)

Catchya


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