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Two English place-names can be - and have been - confused. Their pronunciations are differrent only in the mouths of careful speakers. | Two English place-names can be - and have been - confused. Their pronunciations are differrent only in the mouths of careful speakers. | ||
| − | '''Hornsea''' (pronounced HORN-sea {{IPA| hɔː[ˈ<sup>r</sup>n siː}}) | + | '''Hornsea''' (pronounced HORN-sea {{IPA| hɔː[ˈ<sup>r</sup>n siː}}) is a coastal town in the East [[Riding]] of Yorkshire. It is about 15 miles east of Hull, and lies between [[Bridlington]] (to the north) and [[Withernsea]] (south) on the North Sea coast. |
| − | '''Hornsey''' (pronounced HORN-zy {{IPA| hɔː[ˈ<sup>r</sup>n | + | '''Hornsey''' (pronounced HORN-zy {{IPA| hɔː[ˈ<sup>r</sup>n zɪ}}; the [[sibillant is rather more [[Voice (phonetic)|voiced]] than that of Hornsea, and the final vowel, is shorter) is a district of London, in the |
| + | London Borough of Haringey. | ||
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[[Category:Hull local knowledge]] | [[Category:Hull local knowledge]] | ||
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Revision as of 18:54, 30 May 2023
Two English place-names can be - and have been - confused. Their pronunciations are differrent only in the mouths of careful speakers.
Hornsea (pronounced HORN-sea IPA: / hɔː[ˈrn siː/) is a coastal town in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is about 15 miles east of Hull, and lies between Bridlington (to the north) and Withernsea (south) on the North Sea coast.
Hornsey (pronounced HORN-zy IPA: / hɔː[ˈrn zɪ/; the [[sibillant is rather more voiced than that of Hornsea, and the final vowel, is shorter) is a district of London, in the
London Borough of Haringey.
