How do you pronounce "Jervis Bay"?

[rescue1]

I'll throw another in for good measure castle as in Newcastle and Castle Hill in Townsville. Is it pronounced "ka-cell" (north of the Tweed) or "car-sell" as we "non banana benders" deem as correct?

I won't start on the peanut butter / peanut paste debate....

[Marie_R]

Castle is always an interesting one in our household.  Hubby grew up in Leicester, UK and still retains remnants of the accent, ie short hard sounding vowels.  He says kasle, not car-sell.

And there's Castlemaine in Vic - people I know who came from there say it's Kasle-maine

[beigewagon]

Another town down here in South Gippsland is Korumburra (Kurum burra). Always funny to hear news reporters refering to (Corumb bura).  Sorry that is hard to spell as it sounds, right or wrong. Those who know will understand.

Beigewagon.

[dno]

Another gippsland one bri-ag to the local's and brig-along to the unknowing..

[beigewagon]

Briagalong, also known as Bring-ya-grog-along. 

Beigewagon.

[Farquo]

What do you make of Wooriwyrite (near Mortlake, Vic)?

Woo-rye-rite

[dno]

Quite a few funny one's up your way Farquo .

[rescue1]

At least we aren't as bad as the Kiwis with those fun towns where the "Wha" is pronounced as "Fu", my Dad had real problems when we took him to Whakatani....

[Muso]

I think it's just local lingo. Here in SA we say SKOOL, NSW say SKEWL or POOL vs PEWL

[Gonewalkabouts]

After serving in the Navy both at Nowra and on ships frequenting the bay it is JERvis Bay

Ex ABATC from HMAS Albatross, lived there for years and CRW is on the money, was always keen on the area and have many good memories from Husky Pub in Husskinson.

I live in the Hunter Valley, my wife pronounces Pokolbin as "Poke o low bin" I didn't tell the Qlder she got it wrong till 6 month later after telling all her friends how great the wineries are in the
" Poke o low bin" area, some of them did think she was a bit odd.

Naturally when she found out, I was in her gun sights.....

Cheers Gonewalkabouts

[FZJ]

I once over heard a grey nomad with a plum firmly lodged in his mouth refer to Jervis  bay   ...We are from  "JB" he said.....

A place we managed used to get mail from people with "locked bag ..."as their address .My missus being english asked..We get lots of enquiries from locked bag...wheres that???

Pete

[Tracey family]

Strewth, I was confused enough allready.............

..............So I may as well add to it...............

My pet hate is people who refer to "an" historic event.
It has always been "a" historic. Why the change in the last few years?

Or perhaps Im being a bit too (*) retentive.............

Hopefully some of you sesquipedalians out there could prove to e which it really is???

i always remember being taught the opposite at school to what you are saying. so with your example it would be an historic event not a historic event....but so long as everyone knows what is meant i spose it doesnt really matter 

[Barry G]

Briagalong, also known as Bring-ya-grog-along. 

Beigewagon.

aka "Bringabongalong' (Don't tell Tim-Stratford  )