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)
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- 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"
It would be very helpful if someone could provide details of the pronunciation in unambiguous IPA, and add the necessary information to the article with a source. I suspect that for most people the main point of confusion will be whether emphasis is placed on the first or second syllable. Old Man of Storr (talk) 06:19, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
[edit] Deitypersonchester!
When I added to the main article, the statement that it had been seriously suggested that the name of Godmanchester be changes to Deitypersonchester (for reasons of political correctness), I was perfectly serious!
Subsequent edits have now removed it ...
I first heard this discussed (in Cambridge, as it happens) around 1998.
The problem is that the only form of reference to back my assertion would be of the Personal communication variety. And alas, the person with whom I was discussing this over ten years ago is now dead. Therefore I am unable to contact him to ask for a letter which I might cite after scanning it in ...
There is also the matter of my name vs. my Wikipedia User Name.
I still tyhink that this possibility is well-worth mentioning in the article!
Suggestions are welcome! Hair Commodore (talk) 13:58, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
- I would suggest that someone was pulling your leg. This is obvious nonsense. The fact that you can't find a reliable source says a lot. Even if you could get the person who told you about this to write you a letter this would carry no more weight than you just saying it yourself. What we would need is something like a press report not dated 1st April quoting a council official as stating that a process of consultation had begun with a view to changing the name of the town to Deitypersonchester. I certainly won't be holding my breath. Old Man of Storr (talk) 06:19, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
