Bath or Baaarth, Glass or Glaaarrrss

[Sam Crawley]

I only ask as I'm in the middle of watching the Julien Temple DVD (arrived in post this morning) and Michael Eavis and the voice over both say Glarrrstonbury, which is not how I've always pronounced it? Is that just a West Country vs elsewhere question?

P.S. Jimmy Cliff opening line last year: "Hello Glastonbury London England"! Bless

[dunc55]

people have regional accents shocker

[dacbo]

the proper Somerset way to say it would be glaaastonbry.

Edited March 12, 2009 by dacbo

[grumpyhack]

First problem is how do you pronounce Glas?

If you drink a glass of wine is it a glass as in class or glarse as in arse?

Sort that and you've still got the bury problem. Is it burry or berry?

I'm a a Glass (as in class) - ton - burry.

I'm originally from the West Country but have lived most of my adult life in Wales.

[pedmills]

I'm from Glastonbury the town and its pronounced Glastonbury (ah rather than ar and uh rather than eh)

Edited March 12, 2009 by pedmills

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

I pronounce it as Glas-tn-bry (Phoneticallyish)

Edit: & Bath is Baff.

Edited March 12, 2009 by DAVA

[2/Z]

Bristolian here, i pronounce it glass-ton-bree

[pedmills]

I pronounce it as Glas-tn-bry (Phoneticallyish)

Edit: & Bath is Baff.

[benisright]

i say glarse, grarse, etc.

but saw glass tonbury

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

Actually technically that is how I say it

[Funkfarley]

I pronounce it as Glas-tn-bry (Phoneticallyish)

Edit: & Bath is Baff.

[Niblet]

[pezzypops]

First problem is how do you pronounce Glas?

If you drink a glass of wine is it a glass as in class or glarse as in arse?

Edited March 12, 2009 by pezzypops

[chloesaurus]

but... but... class can be pronounced two ways

[grumpyhack]

It's a good job it's not in Wales. Imagine people trying to get their tongues round Machynthlleth or Fochrhiw.

[suchacharmer]

I've always said Glass-ton-bry but what the hell do I know, I can't even say garage correctly. (And yes, I realize we Americans completely made up our pronunciation of that word, it's always bothered me).

[Sam Crawley]

You like potato and I like potahto, you like tomato and I like tomahto,

Potato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto, let's call Glarrrstonbury off.

But oh, if we call the whole thing off, Then we must part

And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

You like potato and I like potahto, you like tomato and I like tomahto,

Potato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto, let's call Glarrrstonbury off.

But oh, if we call the whole thing off, Then we must part

And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart

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LMAO, that reminded me of this ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgKienuZd2I

[pezzypops]

I've always said Glass-ton-bry but what the hell do I know, I can't even say garage correctly. (And yes, I realize we Americans completely made up our pronunciation of that word, it's always bothered me).

[suchacharmer]

so how do you say garage?

guh-rahge, or garridge?

because i say garridge.

Edited March 12, 2009 by suchacharmer

[superdry]

Glaaastonbrie is a toan in zummerzet nier Baff.

Dun.

Edited March 13, 2009 by superdry

[grumpyhack]

On my way to Glastonbury, not far from Weston-Super-Mare, I drive past Congesbury which is pronounced Coombsbree.

Edited March 13, 2009 by grumpyhack

[Runner]

Glas-tonbury, not Glass. Bath, not Barrrrrrrrrrth.

I'm Surrey, with a bit of South London - mate

[glasto_mongrel_2008]

Ay up mi ducks, ah's it goin yof? Ah reckon proper way t' say its glastunbree. Nowt up wiy road anyone else sez it like bur I wo taught t' speak proper like. Nah shift out road and learn to speak proper duck.

Edited March 13, 2009 by glasto_mongrel_2008

[podge52]

Actually technically that is how I say it :

Im from Manchester and i say Glasto