Talk:Samuel Crompton
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[edit] Hall i'th Wood
or the Hall-i'-th'-Wood (pronounced Al-i-thwood)
- I have asked around and no one else that I have found from Bolton recognises that pronunciation. The answer below sums out the pronunciation quite well.
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- 'Al' suggests a short 'A' as in Al Jolson, which would be quite wrong.
- The 'A' is long as in All. The aitch is sometimes dropped, but nowadays generally not, in my experience.
- Also the grouping suggest the wrong arrangement of syllables.
- The name is pronounced as a two-syllable word with the stress on the first syllable:
- Hallith/wood
- --jmb 01:59, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
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- Has anyone found any evidence of the suggested pronounciation (Al-i-thwood)? If not then can it be removed or corrected? --jmb 06:33, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
