[Spellyans] Place names

[John Nash]

Who happens to be the Priest of St Buryan - Father Brin Berryman!
On 28 Jan 2010, at 12:25, Ray Chubb wrote:

>  And of course there is the surname Berryman.
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> On 28 Gen 2010, at 10:49, John Nash wrote:
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>> 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:
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>>> 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.
>>>
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>>> 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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