[Spellyans] Place names

[Ray Chubb]

  And of course there is the surname Berryman.

On 28 Gen 2010, at 10:49, John Nash wrote:

> That's true Ray, and this historical view is still supported by  
> actual speech. Although the 'St.' prefix is universally used in  
> written and printed information, in reality local people usually say  
> just 'Buryan' . In which case it's likely that this is not something  
> that's gradually come about as a contraction, but reflects  
> historical usage.
>
> On 28 Jan 2010, at 10:34, Ray Chubb wrote:
>
>> And as we now know the use of Saint/St. before saint's names in  
>> Cornish place names is totally unwarranted from a historical point  
>> of view.
>>
>> We have got a struggle on our hands because I don't think that even  
>> all Cornish speakers except this fact.
>>
>>
>> On 28 Gen 2010, at 10:12, John Nash wrote:
>>
>>> How much support are people finding for Cornish to be used in  
>>> public signage? I recently mailed St Buryan Parish council to ask  
>>> why our very nice brand new village sign didn't include somehwere  
>>> the name in Cornish, as this wouldn't have added to the cost. The  
>>> answer was simply that "they saw no reason for it" and that "of  
>>> the eleven councillors, ten were St Buryan born and bred".
>>> Oll an gwella
>>> John Nash
>>> Lamorna (Sadly, not born and bred in St Buryan)
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Ray Chubb

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