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brooklyneast05
post Jan 8 2008, 06:12 PM
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what place have u been to that has a weird name?

the craziest named places i've been to is
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch in north wales. what the f**k kind of name is that?



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post Jan 8 2008, 06:27 PM
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch in north wales


omg, you have got to be kidding me. never been to a place with really weird name cept maybe near brooklyn bridge there's duane street and reade street and in between there is duane reade. i just thought that was weird. turns out one of the very first duane reades was there, interesting? very much so.
 
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post Jan 8 2008, 06:31 PM
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lol yes. there's a ton. u'll see like 6 in a 2 block radius
 
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post Jan 8 2008, 06:33 PM
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just realized, youve been to wales!!?? i wanna go to wales =D
 
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post Jan 8 2008, 06:35 PM
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i was barely there, just passing through. i'd like to go and stay longer there.
 
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post Jan 8 2008, 06:36 PM
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post Jan 8 2008, 06:39 PM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Jan 8 2008, 06:12 PM) *
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch

how the HELL do you say that?

The strangest named place I've ever been to is probably Ka'anapaali (I so butchered that), Maui, HI, but that's like a typical Hawaiian name.
 
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post Jan 8 2008, 06:39 PM
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Port of Spain....TRINIDAD!
 
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post Jan 8 2008, 06:40 PM
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QUOTE(breakingdawn @ Jan 8 2008, 07:39 PM) *
how the HELL do you say that?

i have no clue, a lady at a store there was saying it for us but it just sounded like nonsense. although so does everything in welsh imo
 
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post Jan 8 2008, 06:43 PM
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How about houston is soho. The way people say that is priceless.
 
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post Jan 8 2008, 06:47 PM
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QUOTE(breakingdawn @ Jan 8 2008, 06:39 PM) *
how the HELL do you say that?


i heard that c's are k's. f's are v's. g's are pronounced like in goat. the ch is the sound you hear in german often. dd is like then. ff is regular f. ph is f (photo). th is like thick. o is like aw. w is oo. and y depends.
 
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post Jan 9 2008, 04:28 AM
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