Heard so many obviously tourists at the Tinners calling the Village - Zee Nor. Spilt a half pint of the finest cider, laughing at some posh sounding southeasterners saying Zee-Nor all the time. Another is Lee-lant, or even Lay-Lant - for Lelant I've heard Snozzle - for St Austell, Snives for St Ives etc. and I'm certain that you don't say "Saint" but "Snt" Enjoyed the vid so much.
Emmet is a pejorative nickname that some Cornish people use to refer to the non-Cornish. It originally referred to tourists who visit Cornwall but has also been used by native Cornish Folk to refer to "incomers" or residents who have moved to the county but were not born there. Em Ants are also referred to as "Ants" The Tourists come to Cornwall in droves and act like "Ants" all over the county.
Emmet is not just a nickname though, it's Kernewek (Cornish) for ant. As others have said before me, they're referred to as ants because they invade in large numbers and are a pain to get rid of😂 it doesn't refer to everyone who's not Cornish, just tourists. So you could be local and not be Cornish or an emmet.
Hi! St Austell..is where hundreds of my forefathers came from! Dad, was born in Par, St Austell along with my grandparents who said St Austell is said “St O (as in optical, on ..) stll..St O-stll! Their accents were so deep and strong you would sound like a Londoner! ;) I was born in London, and always say I’m only half an Emmet! 😂😂😂
As an American doing Genealogy, my Wickett, Symons and Marshall lines originated in Cornwall...and emmigrated to Ontario Canada. I now understand how their language got misunderstood by the French Canadians! 🤣 With the gruffness and gravel in the vocals, and some wierd names...🤣
Lanivet sometimes gets pronounced wrong...I like some of the obscure place names in Cornwall like Cheesewring, Brown Willy, Skinner’s Bottom, Herodsfoot. But theres some funny nicknames for towns in cornwall to, We call Redruth = DeadRough, or Crantock = GransCock
Add Bosporthennis , Crowlas , Crows-an-wra , Germoe ( lovely little church friends were married there ) , Trewoofe and Coswinsawsin . Even Marazion is a good one for up country folk .
I've always pronounced St. Austell as 'snozzle' and I'm also a little surprised that you didn't mention Tintagel, but maybe you've never travelled that far North. Commonly pronounced as Tint-a-gel by visitors, but for those willing to be taught how to suck eggs, it should be pronounced Tin-taj-el.
I'm from the West Penwith Moors and I've always known it as Lanson - like the excellent champagne. Though strictly not Cornwall, I shout out loud when I hear the non-existent Scilly Isles. It's either Scilly, or the Isles of Scilly.
Nice of you to enlighten me. I will allow you to share a holiday makers remark that I overheard on the Penzance quay . Wondering why the ferry is registered in Sicily. .
Dogballs is hilarious. We have a place here in Dublin called Ballsbridge and I always think the bridge must have a bunch of testicles hanging off it, like those rubber ones Americans get for their pickup trucks.
I wish to apologize to the person we may have accidently laughed at some 35 years ago in Cornwall. Being as my ancestors left the Dartmoor area some nearly 400 years ago I have forgotten the mother language. So while visiting Lands End with the ex wife we took a side trip to a place called Sennen Cove. Asking for direction (Something I almost never do) from a woman on the street, she replied in the best Pirate Accent I have ever heard on the Silver Screen. Treasure Island had nothing on this woman's form of speech. I burst into laughter having thought she was putting me on. I heard nothing of the sorts in Penzance where after all Bernard Shaw attributed so much piracy but with highbrow Edwardian diction.
"Budock Water" caught me out. It is pronounced "Bewdock", which is a real shame as "Buttock Water" is funnier. Older Porthleveners ('lebmers) will pronounce the village name as "Por'lebm", and Helsotners used to pronounce "Porthleven" as "Ole Fishguts". As a child of a fishing village we used to know the coastal towns by their 2 letter prefix on the fishing boats. e.g. "Goyn dewn ol PZ are ee ?" - "Ess yo, goyn dewn the barn, coz I erd ill be eavin tonight."
Proud to say I’m an emmet that already knew 97% of these 🤙
I loved this! I live in North Carolina, US...we have MANY towns whose names are not pronounced as one would think.
Welcome to Wendell. Wen-DELL, tyvm.
Heard so many obviously tourists at the Tinners calling the Village - Zee Nor. Spilt a half pint of the finest cider, laughing at some posh sounding southeasterners saying Zee-Nor all the time.
Another is Lee-lant, or even Lay-Lant - for Lelant
I've heard Snozzle - for St Austell, Snives for St Ives etc. and I'm certain that you don't say "Saint" but "Snt"
Enjoyed the vid so much.
Launceston is Lanstevan in Cornish and means ‘church of St Stephen’, pretty much exactly like Welsh.
never knew that
Emmet is a pejorative nickname that some Cornish people use to refer to the non-Cornish. It originally referred to tourists who visit Cornwall but has also been used by native Cornish Folk to refer to "incomers" or residents who have moved to the county but were not born there.
Em Ants are also referred to as "Ants" The Tourists come to Cornwall in droves and act like "Ants" all over the county.
Emmet is not just a nickname though, it's Kernewek (Cornish) for ant. As others have said before me, they're referred to as ants because they invade in large numbers and are a pain to get rid of😂 it doesn't refer to everyone who's not Cornish, just tourists. So you could be local and not be Cornish or an emmet.
@@kimberleymitchell1202 it's actually middle english for red ant and not cornish at all
Thanks for the help, i twasn ohel patall. In Australia we say "Lawn ses tiiin " for Launceston, we have lots of places with Cornish names.
That place in Norfolk is Hazebra
Drives me nuts when holiday makers come down and pronounce Falmouth foul mouth. I have to bite my tongue :D
Linda T yh aha
Jolly park in Pelynt got shut down because people kept getting arrested there 😂😂
Hi! St Austell..is where hundreds of my forefathers came from! Dad, was born in Par, St Austell along with my grandparents who said St Austell is said “St O (as in optical, on ..) stll..St O-stll! Their accents were so deep and strong you would sound like a Londoner! ;) I was born in London, and always say I’m only half an Emmet! 😂😂😂
As an American doing Genealogy, my Wickett, Symons and Marshall lines originated in Cornwall...and emmigrated to Ontario Canada. I now understand how their language got misunderstood by the French Canadians! 🤣 With the gruffness and gravel in the vocals, and some wierd names...🤣
Lanivet sometimes gets pronounced wrong...I like some of the obscure place names in Cornwall like Cheesewring, Brown Willy, Skinner’s Bottom, Herodsfoot. But theres some funny nicknames for towns in cornwall to, We call Redruth = DeadRough, or Crantock = GransCock
Ventongimps. Tregavethan. Marazanvose. Gyllyngvase. Treskadinnick, Restronguet. Perranarworthal. Ponsanooth. Bissoe. Hugus. Tolvaddon. Bolingey. Lovely names for a mix of places. Trevean, Trevail and Treworgans. Bedruthan.. enjoy.
Add Bosporthennis , Crowlas , Crows-an-wra , Germoe ( lovely little church friends were married there ) , Trewoofe and Coswinsawsin .
Even Marazion is a good one for up country folk .
notterbridge is my favourite cornish place name, convieniently placed on a bridge.
greensplat is another great name
Used go mabe shindig back in the day with me ol man and his lister d stationary engine. Was proper
I've always pronounced St. Austell as 'snozzle' and
I'm also a little surprised that you didn't mention Tintagel, but maybe you've never travelled that far North. Commonly pronounced as Tint-a-gel by visitors, but for those willing to be taught how to suck eggs, it should be pronounced Tin-taj-el.
Mike Bookham tin tage l sometimes
Tin taa jewl
You are right about both. I've heard locals exclude both ts when saying st austell and Tin tah jewl is correct. I said it wrong for years haha.
I've only heard Launceston pronouced as Lanson since I moved to east Cornwall. I'd never heard it pronounced that way when I lived in West Cornwall.
I'm from the West Penwith Moors and I've always known it as Lanson - like the excellent champagne.
Though strictly not Cornwall, I shout out loud when I hear the non-existent Scilly Isles.
It's either Scilly, or the Isles of Scilly.
'ees from Camborne and 'ees callin Redruth a dump!
Proper job. Ave to say Launceston been saying like you for 48 years. Even trip up us locals. Appy new year pard. Ess
Happy New Year! Thanks
we all call it launceston, even though it's lanson. it's stuck now
There is a Launceston in Tasmania in Australia but we pronounce it 'lorn-sess-tun', guess we have it wrong!
emmets is describing tourists as ants and there are a lot of em buggers
also the entire bleddy camborne pool and redruth area is a dump
Polgigga is a tiny village near sennen
Pentewan is a common one where I'm local to, I struggled with Illogan myself
pent-tew-wan not pent-e-wan
4:16 I mean you ain't wrong I'm from St Awful, I mean Austell.
Paha yea snozzle I'm here aswell
Lmaooo
Doc Marten says "Direct-lee" instead of Drekley
All the places that start with St. (Saint) prounounced S’n ie. S’n Ives 👍🏼
I'm surprised you didn't include broadwoodwidger
I thought it was st ozzle and mever.. :) likes it down there.
There’s a place called Launceston in Tasmania and they pronounce it lawn-ses-ton
In the bottom of mount Hawke there is a place called megagizzi or sumin
Nice of you to enlighten me. I will allow you to share a holiday makers remark that I overheard on the Penzance quay . Wondering why the ferry is registered in Sicily. .
Shout out to London Simon for all the support of the waggoner's. thanks
Dogballs is hilarious. We have a place here in Dublin called Ballsbridge and I always think the bridge must have a bunch of testicles hanging off it, like those rubber ones Americans get for their pickup trucks.
A good tip is put the the emphasis on the second syllable...Happisburgh BTW is pronounced Haysbra...cheers
Try Tywardreath!! Pronounced towe-ward-reth
Throw back to when I got a shout out 😆
I've heard blunts called spliff before
Polgigga is way down west near St Levan
I'll never forget Hewaswater near St Awful....lol
3:07 never thought you’d say that ahhaah
I had no idea that I had been pronouncing Launceston wrong. What about Bake Catch French I saw that sign once and thought it was weird
an emmet is someone who is not from cornwall
3:52 Why TF did I think about this one?
fellow Camborne man ello there
I wish to apologize to the person we may have accidently laughed at some 35 years ago in Cornwall. Being as my ancestors left the Dartmoor area some nearly 400 years ago I have forgotten the mother language. So while visiting Lands End with the ex wife we took a side trip to a place called Sennen Cove. Asking for direction (Something I almost never do) from a woman on the street, she replied in the best Pirate Accent I have ever heard on the Silver Screen. Treasure Island had nothing on this woman's form of speech. I burst into laughter having thought she was putting me on. I heard nothing of the sorts in Penzance where after all Bernard Shaw attributed so much piracy but with highbrow Edwardian diction.
I've heard someone call Fowey foweeee
"Budock Water" caught me out. It is pronounced "Bewdock", which is a real shame as "Buttock Water" is funnier.
Older Porthleveners ('lebmers) will pronounce the village name as "Por'lebm", and Helsotners used to pronounce "Porthleven" as "Ole Fishguts".
As a child of a fishing village we used to know the coastal towns by their 2 letter prefix on the fishing boats.
e.g. "Goyn dewn ol PZ are ee ?" - "Ess yo, goyn dewn the barn, coz I erd ill be eavin tonight."
Alright me bird.Get on
Redrough
What about manaccan cap
to be fair placenames across the whole of England are pronounced strangely - Leicester, Altrincham, Salford, Reading... it's almost everywhere I go..
Made Shindig used to be amazing!
Stephen Williams is it still on?
Cornish News not sure, used to be great.
Almost went one year
Disappointed no Mullions pronounced at Bouillon ;)
This is brilliant! :D
Yup yup funny same here in Canada it's all in the way yas holds yer mouth eh
Trewoon... I'm told it's True-un 😂
0904Kaz yep that's it!
Turns out I have been pronouncing Polzeath wrong
bleddy doggin spot that is. hahahha geddon
anyone know how to pronounce KEA?
Av'e you had any scones with JAM THEN CREAM!!!!!!!!!!
I'm from porthleven and it gets on me bleddy nerves when it gets called port leven
If yer as old as I am it was pronounced "Por'lebm"
People from st just just say "snust" and Everyone understands
Praa sands.... "Pray sands", ....not Prah sands
So how do you say Roche? Is it like "ferrero rocher", or like "cockroach?
Carl Duffin like cockroach
Like cockroach
Someone asked me where es tee kevurn was once instead of st keverne😂😭
People say bodmin when it's boddas
2Chip Shop"
Hewaswater is pronounced hew-was-water
🤣❤🙏xxx
I love u so much
Ey emits are holiday
makers mete
Aussies say Laun-ces-ton
Redruth or better know as deadruth!
When I was in school there we called it red-rough.
haha we call um drufers
Ayy ya nobhead it's fowey 😂
Emmets are tourists
thanks for that
bugger off m8 dont be tellin our secrets
Lol