Nation.CymruNov 16, 2022
The English name of Snowdon for Wales’ highest peak will be replaced by the Welsh name of Yr Wyddfa, following a vote today
https://nation.cymru/news/yr-wyddfa-snowdon-to-be-known-by-welsh-name-from-now-on-after-national-park-vote/
Yr Wyddfa: Snowdon to be known by Welsh name from now on after national park vote

The English name of Snowdon for Wales’ highest mountain will be replaced by the Welsh name of Yr Wyddfa, following a vote today. Snowdonia National Park Authority committee members voted to use the Welsh names of Eryri (Snowdonia) and Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) in both Welsh and English contexts.  A five thousand-strong petition calling on the […]

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Show threadMatthewNov 16, 2022

@NationCymru Congratulations!

(Anybody with a guide to help an Englishman learn how to pronounce the proper name? 😊)

Show threadjaz  Nov 16, 2022

@picard @NationCymru for me it's

'ere with vah

And pop one trill on the end of ere

Show threadGraham Skeats #FBPPR🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦Nov 16, 2022
@jaz @picard @NationCymru see, I'd go for Urr oy th va but I'm not a phoneticist and there's no telling how an English speaker will pronounce anything 🤣
Show threadMatthewNov 16, 2022
@GrahamSkeats @jaz @NationCymru
Every letter does have about five different ways to be pronounced in English, to be fair 
Show threadGraham Skeats #FBPPR🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦Nov 16, 2022
@picard @jaz @NationCymru trick is to remember that y and w are vowels so use a good vowelly sound, dd = th as in the, f=f as in of and ff =ff as in off. See, the last two are a doddle 😁
Show threadGussetsNov 17, 2022

@GrahamSkeats @picard @jaz @NationCymru

I'm still trying to get my head round the pronunciation of Amwythig (Shrewsbury).

Show threadGraham Skeats #FBPPR🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦Nov 17, 2022
@Gussets @picard @jaz @NationCymru Some people will tell you Shrowsbury, some will say Shroosbury and some will say Shoosbury. Which is why Amwythig (approximately Am oy thig) is better
Show threadGussetsNov 17, 2022

@GrahamSkeats @picard @jaz @NationCymru

Thanks, I'm glad to know how to say Amwythig, and I 'll go to my grave insisting the proper way to say the English version is pronounced Shrowsbury.
Try saying the original name Scrobbesbyrigg, there isn't Shrews in sight.

Show threadGraham Skeats #FBPPR🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦Nov 17, 2022
@Gussets @picard @jaz @NationCymru I think the argument progresses to "Aha, but you don't know how Mr Scrobbe pronounced his name" or "How do you know that O wasn't pronounced OO back then". At which point, I revert to Amwythig 🤔
Show threadGussetsNov 17, 2022
@GrahamSkeats @picard @jaz @NationCymru
😂 In any case, my son's Mexican mother in law pronounces Wales as Wal-ez, so pick the pips out of that.
Show threadGraham Skeats #FBPPR🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦Nov 17, 2022
@Gussets Bet she pronounces Mexico Meh hi co as well!
Show threadGussets
@GrahamSkeats
Sounds like it, but given that she comes from there ....
What really annoys is English people saying Paree for Paris; now that really is tragic.
Nov 17, 2022 at 4:36pmWeb