Hello,
Thanks for the intereting replies. On BBC, Shrewsbury were playing Chelsea
and the commentators played safe by saying Shroozbri, Shrowsberry, and
intermediate pronounciations all in the same sentence.
I come from Shoreham-by-Sea, near Brighton. The names were written Sorham,
Soraham by the Normans, and Schorham by the locals. It is pronounced Shoram
by the locals. I tried to find an explanation for missing "c" or "h" and
hence the comaprison with Salop. I do not know if it is right.
In the 1950s the teachers tried to make the kids pronounce the second "h"
Shore-ham. Generally, this forced pronounciation failed out of class.
This was at St. Nicolas school, Old Shoreham. It is unclear if Nicolas is
the established spelling. It is the one currently in use.
Cheers
Andy Horton.
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