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georgetakei.bsky.social • 210 days ago

I see what he did there.

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meinmass.bsky.social•210 days ago

😄

liseski.bsky.social•210 days ago

it took me a second 😂

masterdarkhero.bsky.social•210 days ago

Oh damnit, that took me way to long lol.

wwalkersd.bsky.social•210 days ago

If Greenwich were actually pronounced "Green Witch", this would be a good joke. But it's pronounced gren-itch.

twospruces.bsky.social•210 days ago

Greenwich, NY is pronounced
Green which

ceu---azul.bsky.social•210 days ago

that's not the right greenwich tho

wwalkersd.bsky.social•210 days ago

The Greenwich in Greenwich Village, in New York City, is pronounced Gren-itch, just like the one in the UK for which Greenwich Mean Time is named.

abudhabidude.bsky.social•209 days ago

Yes but that’s not where Greenwich Mean Time comes from.

startrekfan.bsky.social•210 days ago

Not in the UK where it originated. It's Gren-itch

Like
Southwark is Suthick
Fulham is foolum
Woolwich is woolitch
Dagenham is Daginum
Marylebone is Marlybun

Don't ask why it just is..

myrabeth.bsky.social•209 days ago

Why? Because most of these place names are much older than our version of English, older than both standardized spelling and The Great Vowel Shift.

Add in big shifts over time in local accents and dialects, and it's actually surprising the pronunciation is as close to the spelling as it is.

dietotaku.bsky.social•210 days ago

is that also why Worcester is "Wooster"?

wwalkersd.bsky.social•210 days ago

And Cholmondeley is "Chumley", as I understand it.

startrekfan.bsky.social•210 days ago

Exactly.

Now I want to start singing poplar
You're gonna be poplar 🤣

startrekfan.bsky.social•210 days ago

Yes, no one said it had to make sense, it's English! You just learn the way and accept it..

Wait until you hear how Milngavie is pronounced, you'll flip!

wwalkersd.bsky.social•210 days ago

Could be worse. Could be Welsh.

dietotaku.bsky.social•210 days ago

I'm gonna guess... Mungvee?

debscornucopia.bsky.social•210 days ago

Same with
Bicester - Bister
Gloucester - Gloster
Jedburgh - Jedbruh
Magdalene college - Maudlin college 😳
Cholmondeley - Chumlee
Frome- Froom

The idiosyncrasies of the English language 🤣🤣

stornahal.bsky.social•210 days ago

Went to school with a sinjun-grewcock (St. John Grewcock)

matthewnewell.bsky.social•210 days ago

Caldmore in Walsall, pronounced Karma.

pragma-once.bsky.social•210 days ago

Pronouncing it green which still isn't helping.

lisaprahmraines.bsky.social•210 days ago

Hmm….sounds like t and e

sw5guy.bsky.social•209 days ago

Well that one flew right over my head.

ampjamz.lol•210 days ago

change the title of wicked to green witch mean time

erodlane.bsky.social•209 days ago

Elphaba really said, ‘Forget your existential crisis, Wizard, let me just flex my encyclopedic knowledge of time zones.’

officialwhitehouse.bsky.social•210 days ago

She will be in charge of the Department of Children Services moving forward.

whytetara.bsky.social•210 days ago

💀💀💀

tinysels.bsky.social•210 days ago

🤣🤣🤣💚

stevedellwo.bsky.social•210 days ago

Hang in there, George....I have the feeling that 45 and his minions will be coming after you. We will stand with you though.

jennybendel.bsky.social•210 days ago

I’m in permanent Greenwitch Mean Time.

thenicklogan.bsky.social•210 days ago

Has anyone else been messaged by a george-takei.bsky.social pretending to be the real one?

dee-dtx.bsky.social•210 days ago

Report it as impersonator.

thenicklogan.bsky.social•210 days ago

Did that.

johnlynker.com•210 days ago

Butt, the GREATEST FAN OF BROADWAY MUSICALS EVER .. so incredible - did you know Trump had a run on b'way, people loved it - won't get it. Shhhhh!!!!

crumpeta.bsky.social•210 days ago

Meanies!

tristanllyr93.bsky.social•210 days ago

As a Brit currently living in GMT…

wolfstirfry.bsky.social•210 days ago

That's terrible. I'm stealing it.

therealzman.bsky.social•210 days ago

I’m sorry, I’m usually pretty good at these things,

Could you explain it to me Mr. Takei?

DM is fine if preferred

Highest Regards

TheRealZMAN

ourfuturefyi.bsky.social•210 days ago

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