Ellen Hawley made my day. Read more at notesfromtheuk.com.
The search questions that lead people to Notes have been killingly dull lately, but I did find a few with some spark. So let’s visit to the minds of those good folks who, day after day, search the internet for answers to life’s most improbable questions.
Language
A search asked about “british places ignored syllables.” Well, silly me. I thought it was people who ignored the syllables, not the places. But no. The way it works is that Derby gets bored with being Derby after a century or ten and decides to be Darby. But all those road signs are already in place, and do you have any idea how expensive they are? So the spelling stays Derby but now we all have to say Darby or we’ll piss the place off.
And Woolfardisworthy? It can’t be bothered to mumble anything longer than “Woolsery” these days. It’s old. It’s tired…
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Praying for Eyebrowz 
Many thanks for the reblog.
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I read this before getting out of bed this morning. The cats were disturbed by my maniacal laughter.
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Send my apologies to your cats, will you?
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Done, but they’re more receptive to tuna flavored treats.
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Her posts are always fun to read, and we learn stuff, as a bonus.
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Thanks for sharing, it’s an interesting read! 🙂
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Ellen’s blog is one of the best. She’s funny and smart.
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Hee hee, off to read the original x
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