Talk:Godmanchester

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Surely 'Cambridgeshire' was correct? 'Huntingdonshire' is an historical county, but is now only a part of the modern county of Cambridgeshire. It's misleading to write 'Huntingdonshire' without explanation. Chris Jefferies, 10th December 2003.

There is no such thing as a "modern county" - there are adminitrative counties and traditional counties; they are seperate entities and and both current. I have specified that Godmanchester lies within both. 80.255 00:16, 11 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Is this a matter of opinion or can it be supported by evidence of some kind? I'm not willing to see these pages permanently changed without either evidence or a consensus view following open debate. Chris Jefferies, 11th December 2003.

[edit] Pronunciation

How is the name of the town pronounced? I would think (from the spelling) GOD-munn-ches-ter, or maybe gudd-MANN-ches-ter, but given that it's in England, I wouldn't be surprised if it were Gumster or Gunnaster. ACW 22:21, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes, most local people would say GOD-munn-chess-ter, although amongst young people, or when you say it quickly, it sounds more like GO-mn-chester.

Well, it's not so much a local thing. In most dialects, when the syllable "man" isn't emphasised, it will sound more like "mun", e.g. layman, postman, milkman. But yes the emphasis is placed on GOD, making it "GOD-munn-chess-ter" 193.117.31.1 (talk) 14:47, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

I heard most locals pronounce it as "Godster". Did they lie to me?

They don't anymore. Young people call it "Goddy". As for pronounciation, it may be helpful to know that a Godmanchester local is called a "Gumcestrian"