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Bobo Jul 4th 2004 7:59 am

Gloucester pronunciation
 
Could someone type how to pronounce Gloucester?
Recently spent a week in London and that was my tube stop.
Never understood how to pronounce it.

Runge Jul 4th 2004 8:11 am

Re: Gloucester pronunciation
 
Gloster

"bobo" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
news:[email protected]...
    > Could someone type how to pronounce Gloucester?
    > Recently spent a week in London and that was my tube stop.
    > Never understood how to pronounce it.

Bobo Jul 4th 2004 8:14 am

Re: Gloucester pronunciation
 
Gloster...
Does that sound "Glowster" "Glosster" or "Glauster"?
"Runge" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Gloster
    > "bobo" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Could someone type how to pronounce Gloucester?
    > > Recently spent a week in London and that was my tube stop.
    > > Never understood how to pronounce it.
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Tim Jul 4th 2004 8:19 am

Re: Gloucester pronunciation
 
"bobo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Gloster...
    > Does that sound "Glowster" "Glosster" or "Glauster"?

gloss_ter. (gloss as in the paint)

tim

Bobo Jul 4th 2004 8:42 am

Re: Gloucester pronunciation
 
Thank you much Tim!
"tim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > "bobo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:v%[email protected]...
    > > Gloster...
    > > Does that sound "Glowster" "Glosster" or "Glauster"?
    > gloss_ter. (gloss as in the paint)
    > tim

Gummo Jul 4th 2004 11:33 am

Re: Gloucester pronunciation
 
Glawster.


"bobo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Thank you much Tim!
    > "tim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
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    > > "bobo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news:v%[email protected]...
    > > > Gloster...
    > > > Does that sound "Glowster" "Glosster" or "Glauster"?
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    > > gloss_ter. (gloss as in the paint)
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    > > tim
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Poss Jul 4th 2004 12:11 pm

Re: Gloucester pronunciation
 
Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of "Gummo"
<[email protected]> :

    >Glawster.


Or Glarster if you're Texan.

Or Glstr if you're a Kiwi.

8-)

Runge Jul 4th 2004 12:37 pm

Re: Gloucester pronunciation
 
That sounds glosster

"bobo" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
news:v%[email protected]...
    > Gloster...
    > Does that sound "Glowster" "Glosster" or "Glauster"?
    > "Runge" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Gloster
    > >
    > > "bobo" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > Could someone type how to pronounce Gloucester?
    > > > Recently spent a week in London and that was my tube stop.
    > > > Never understood how to pronounce it.
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Runge Jul 4th 2004 12:37 pm

Re: Gloucester pronunciation
 
nooo !

"Gummo" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
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    > Glawster.
    > "bobo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Thank you much Tim!
    > > "tim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > > >
    > > > "bobo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > > news:v%[email protected]...
    > > > > Gloster...
    > > > > Does that sound "Glowster" "Glosster" or "Glauster"?
    > > >
    > > > gloss_ter. (gloss as in the paint)
    > > >
    > > > tim
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Runge Jul 4th 2004 12:38 pm

Re: Gloucester pronunciation
 
Well you should hear real Gloucestershire accent !

<Poss> a écrit dans le message de
news:[email protected]...
    > Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of "Gummo"
    > <[email protected]> :
    > >Glawster.
    > Or Glarster if you're Texan.
    > Or Glstr if you're a Kiwi.
    > 8-)

David Gee Jul 4th 2004 1:06 pm

Re: Gloucester pronunciation
 
"Runge" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Well you should hear real Gloucestershire accent !
Right! That's Gloss- ter - shire (where they make the cheese!).

Not to be confused with Worcestershire, where they make the sauce
.......

(I know I'm going to regret this somehow ..... )

Alan Harrison Jul 4th 2004 1:32 pm

Re: Gloucester pronunciation
 
"Gummo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Glawster.

But only if you are as pawsh as those Catholics who go to mahss.

Alan Harrison

Owain Jul 4th 2004 1:46 pm

Re: Gloucester pronunciation
 
<Poss> wrote
    | Or Glstr if you're a Kiwi.

Had an Antipodean ask me directions for the train to Lugga-burra once.

Pointed him in the direction of Loughborough.

Owain

Paul & Suzie Beckwith Jul 4th 2004 2:12 pm

Re: Gloucester pronunciation
 
Owain wrote:

    > <Poss> wrote
    > | Or Glstr if you're a Kiwi.
    >
    > Had an Antipodean ask me directions for the train to Lugga-burra once.
    >
    > Pointed him in the direction of Loughborough.
    >
    > Owain
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    >
Oh - you mean Loo-berrou...

Suzie B
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Thomas Peel Jul 4th 2004 3:18 pm

Re: Gloucester pronunciation
 
bobo schrieb:
    >
    > Gloster...
    > Does that sound "Glowster" "Glosster" or "Glauster"?

There's an old nursery rhyme..

Dr Foster went to Gloucester...

Can't remember the rest.
T.

    > "Runge" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Gloster
    > >
    > > "bobo" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > Could someone type how to pronounce Gloucester?
    > > > Recently spent a week in London and that was my tube stop.
    > > > Never understood how to pronounce it.
    > > >
    > > >
    > >
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