Mark,
"Beaulieu" is a French word. No wonder if it gets mangled. Same here.
There is a town called "Beausejour" ("nice rest") about 50 km from here.
It's pronounced 'boh zjer."
Chuck Vandergraaf
'52 +4, P.2473/V.345.ME
'85 Chrysler LeBaron Turbo
'86 MR2
Pinawa, Manitoba, R0E 1L0
Canada
vandergraaft@aecl.ca
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>From: Mark Morgan[SMTP:mmorgan@leland.Stanford.EDU]
>Sent: November 20, 1997 8:22 AM
>To: Morgans@Autox.Team.Net
>Subject: Spelling: was Trip to Malvern
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>>Pete Olsen and I have been dreaming of going to the big Autojumble in
>>Belieugh??
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>Fred,
>It's been observed by persons far wiser than me (I?) that pronunciation and
>spelling have little connection in many English place-names. Thus, Beaulieu
>= "bYEWly," Chalmondeley = "Chumly."
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>Of course, I shouldn't comment: I'm from "Sampensisco."
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>Mark Morgan
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