Burrer, Burr Or Burg.

[Wussername]

No need to worry about the Norfolk pronunciation. Went to Acle the other day. My wife had to go to the medical unit. I poked me head in to the social club. 

They all spoke "sarf end on mud".

[oldgregg]

11 hours ago, Broads01 said:

Having been born nowhere near Norfolk for many years I followed my parents' pronunciation of Acle as Accle. I know it as Aycul nowadays, I hope that's right.

I think there was a thread about St Olaves a while back. What's the right way of saying that - St Olives?

Yeah, correct on both counts.

[vanessan]

I believe the correct pronunciation of Aldeby is ‘Alderby’ and not ‘Aldby’, is that right? 

[marshman]

Thats how I pronounce it, but whether I am right?

[oldgregg]

And then there's Hoveton...

It's definitely not Hove-ton (as in Brighton and Hove), but is it Hov-ton or Hovver-ton?

[YnysMon]

I thought I'd heard it as 'Hof-tun'. No idea if that's correct though.

 

[marshman]

Hov-tun!

[oldgregg]

I know people from Hoveton who say otherwise...

But yeah, I'd agree.

[Wussername]

How do you pronounce Hautbois? 

[Lulu]

14 minutes ago, Wussername said:

How do you pronounce Hautbois? 

I always thought it was Hob iss

[marshman]

Yup!

[Wussername]

Indeed it is. But I think would have defeated many non Norfolk folk.

[AndyTBoater]

On 11/05/2021 at 17:27, Lulu said:

I always thought it was Hob iss

Yep

Sort of translates as "High Wood"

Also a type of old Oboe.

Also pronounced by Garmin Sat Navs as "Hot Boys" 

 

[AndyTBoater]

So I dont think I ever got to the bottom of Potter

I always had it as Potter Hayum

Recently been told it should be Potterum

Just so you know, I was told Potterum by a self identified "local" who had moved here four years ago.

Any other suggestions? 

[ChrisB]

By the indigenous I have never heard it said as two words. One chap I know who is now very old calls it something like:-

Purrrhum with the hum bit trailing right off.

[ChrisB]

One myth that I have been guilty of is calling Stiffkey Stooky. It is actually :-

Stiff as in rigid Key as in lock. But the famous Mussels from there are Stooky Blues.

 

[Lulu]

https://www.literarynorfolk.co.uk/norfolk_place_names.htm

[marshman]

Never heard it called Stiff Key except by non indigenous people!!

[YnysMon]

Slightly off topic for Norfolk, but our SatNav (we call her ‘Shirley’…don’t ask me why, it’s Graham’s fault) often has us in stitches. She calls ‘Bicester’ Bi-cester, rather than ‘Bister’, as it’s usually known, and as we are travelling down the M1 she often asks us (randomly) to turn off at Junction 12 to ‘Flit-wick’ (pronounced Flitick). On the way up to North Wales up the M6, she tries to direct us to ‘Norwich’ when we are passing the exit that leads to Northwich.

Well that one at least makes sense…she’s obviously got it into her head/data that we always travel to Norfolk on a longer journey. 

[MargeandParge]

The Beauchamp Arms I once said to a Norfolk lass at Griffin Marine her reply " oh you must mean The Buckingham Ferry." 

Kindest regards Marge and Parge 

[TeamElla]

I used to know what a buoy was until I went to America!

[ChrisB]

3 hours ago, TeamElla said:

I used to know what a buoy was until I went to America!

Yes those green and red Booees take some getting your head round.

[stumpy]

3 hours ago, ChrisB said:

Yes those green and red Booees take some getting your head round.

Especially when they're *rse about face "red right up!"

[oldgregg]

On 24/04/2022 at 07:07, MargeandParge said:

The Beauchamp Arms I once said to a Norfolk lass at Griffin Marine her reply " oh you must mean The Buckingham Ferry." 

Close.... It's Buckenham.

Though that is the other side of the river technically.

[YnysMon]

3 hours ago, oldgregg said:

Though that is the other side of the river technically.

Was there once a ferry there?