Mandarbmax@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoLady Rose Handbury the checks notes Marchioness of Chomondeley???i.imgur.comimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down12
arrow-up157arrow-down1imageLady Rose Handbury the checks notes Marchioness of Chomondeley???i.imgur.comMandarbmax@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareApepollo11@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 months agoFor the international folk who might not know, “Chomondeley” is pronounced “Chumly”
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 months agoI honestly can’t tell if this is true or some British chaps having fun at our expense. I’m leaning towards it being true solely because I know how Worcester is pronounced.
minus-squareApepollo11@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoHa, honest truth! About 30 minutes away is the similarly-named Cholmondeston (Chum-stn). These two places are in Cheshire. There’s also the always confusing Wynbunbury (Winbry), and the birthplace of Lewis Carroll, Daresbury (Darsbry).
minus-squarechemical_cutthroat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoTaking the piss. It rhymes with cardamom Chardonnay.
For the international folk who might not know, “Chomondeley” is pronounced “Chumly”
I honestly can’t tell if this is true or some British chaps having fun at our expense.
I’m leaning towards it being true solely because I know how Worcester is pronounced.
Ha, honest truth!
About 30 minutes away is the similarly-named Cholmondeston (Chum-stn).
These two places are in Cheshire. There’s also the always confusing Wynbunbury (Winbry), and the birthplace of Lewis Carroll, Daresbury (Darsbry).
Taking the piss. It rhymes with cardamom Chardonnay.