How do you pronounce Ranelagh?

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Permalink Reply by Alison Clarke on August 21, 2011 at 17:58

Ranala

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Permalink Reply by Richard McKeever on August 21, 2011 at 18:53

I've never been confident... but tended towards Ran-lee...clearly not how it's spelled!


Alison Clarke said:

Ranala

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Permalink Reply by Dave McNeill on August 23, 2011 at 9:28

I say 'ran-lee', based on the fact that Ranelagh Street in Liverpool is pronounced that way. I've also heard 'RAN-luh' as well as Alison's way. All of which makes me curious to know what is the consensus.

 

According to Wikipedia, There's an area of Dublin known as Ranelagh or Raghnallach in Irish apparently pronounced as Alison suggests. Anyone from there? Been there?

 

(BTW, I'm disappointed to see that our local doesn't have a Wikipedia entry - does someone fancy adding one?)

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Permalink Reply by Administrator on August 23, 2011 at 9:49

A distinguished contributor on Twitter, @KMFlett adds:

"brought up in Blake Rd N11 & locals called the pub the 'Ranlee' as did bus conductors, when they still existed"

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Permalink Reply by Alison Clarke on August 23, 2011 at 9:57

It looks like I have been saying it wrong. 

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Permalink Reply by Diana Ferguson on August 24, 2011 at 21:38

I'm pretty sure that Alison is right: Ranala. The 'gh' is silent as in Shelagh (Sheila). I always used to say ran-lee, but that's the Anglicised form I suspect. 

Diana

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Permalink Reply by dawnage on August 25, 2011 at 22:58

Another vote for Ran-a-lah!

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Permalink Reply by Catharine Perry on August 26, 2011 at 16:09

Ran-lah ?

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Permalink Reply by Mary Blake on August 28, 2011 at 11:57

I think Ranala is correct (I asked a barperson once), but somehow feel too posey saying it, so say Ran-lee!

 

In the same way I say Holborn, not Hoe-born, Cirencester not Cicester and Glastonbury not Glarstonbury (that's for BBC announcers!).

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Kathie Burke on August 28, 2011 at 13:53

I go with Ran-uh-la.  Accent on the Ran.  If that gets a blank look then it's thepubonthecorner.

 

k

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Permalink Reply by Mary Blake on August 28, 2011 at 14:50

Aha, Wikipaedia to the rescue - it gives the phonetic symbols for the area of Dublin Dave mentioned - they have it as Ran-uh-luh.  The upside-down 'e' symbol is called the 'schwa', pronounced 'uh', and they list two of 'em.

 

I heard about schwas on a TEFL course - seems they crop up more when you speak faster - eg 'cinema' becomes 'cin-uh-muh'.

 

 

 

 

 

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Permalink Reply by gerry kift on August 31, 2011 at 9:20

Locals affectionately refer to it as "The La".

That should help resolve the confusion or will it?.

 

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