Question for UK: How do you pronounce the name Beatty? - Page 3

**NIN** · October 20th, 2013, 03:51 PM

It's partly a question of where you're from & Britain has many dialects & accents

Scones or Scones ?

The Southern part of England pronounce the syllable 'own'
while in the Northern regions it gets pronounced as it's spelt, with 'one'

another word that comes to mind is Castle..
My Mum was from Dover (about as far south as you can get) and she pronounced it as 'Carsle' , whereas further North, it's less emphasis on the 'a' & you almost hear the silent 't'.

**MrInBetween** · October 20th, 2013, 03:56 PM

I've always pronounced Warren Beaty as Warren BT, and joule as jewel - I suppose that second might be misleading if you don't know how I pronounce jewel: with one syllable.

A lot of pronunciations change when they cross the pond: Richard VAHG-ner the composer, but Robert WAG-ner the actor. Bishop BARK-ley the philosopher but BERK-ley the Californian town named after him. And St Or-GUST-in the Catholic saint, but St Or-ge-STEEN the city in Florida. (All spelt: Wagner, Berkley, Augustine.)

**Greenman** · October 20th, 2013, 04:29 PM

BT is short for British Telecomunications the telephone people and a few years ago introduced a character called Beattie, a Jewish mother(Maureen Lipman) with a full fridge ("Anthony, you got an OLOGY? You get an OLOGY you're a scientist!" and a son Linal Haft-the typical jewish mother stereotype but it was a phenomenally successful advert. She was the personification of BT. Mind you in German there is Beate (Be-at-ter) so then it gets confusing!

**otokonomidori** · October 27th, 2013, 09:53 AM

My grandmothers surname was Beatty - pronounced as "bad tempered old crone"

**scoundrel** · October 27th, 2013, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fleetwood77

My grandmothers surname was Beatty - pronounced as "bad tempered old crone"

I'll get you, my pretty...and your little dog too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eFubQuK0dg

I don't know anyone called Beatty. Apart from the American actor (who doesn't count) I have only heard of Admiral Sir David Beatty, who memorably expressed his compassion for the fallen when, after HMS Indefatigable exploded with a crew of 1,109 (2 were saved) and HMS Queen Mary exploded with a crew of 1,275 (9 were saved). Admiral Beatty watched Queen Mary blown to smithereens and commented:

Quote:

There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today.

Was he a relative, Fleetwood?

October 20th, 2013, 03:51 PM	#21
NIN Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8,823 Thanks: 200,569 Thanked 131,967 Times in 9,045 Posts	North & South It's partly a question of where you're from & Britain has many dialects & accents Scones or Scones ? The Southern part of England pronounce the syllable 'own' while in the Northern regions it gets pronounced as it's spelt, with 'one' another word that comes to mind is Castle.. My Mum was from Dover (about as far south as you can get) and she pronounced it as 'Carsle' , whereas further North, it's less emphasis on the 'a' & you almost hear the silent 't'. Last edited by NIN; October 20th, 2013 at 04:05 PM.. Reason: spilling mistook

October 20th, 2013, 03:56 PM	#22
MrInBetween R.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Gone But Not Forgotten Posts: 3,934 Thanks: 51,364 Thanked 48,451 Times in 3,898 Posts	I've always pronounced Warren Beaty as Warren BT, and joule as jewel - I suppose that second might be misleading if you don't know how I pronounce jewel: with one syllable. A lot of pronunciations change when they cross the pond: Richard VAHG-ner the composer, but Robert WAG-ner the actor. Bishop BARK-ley the philosopher but BERK-ley the Californian town named after him. And St Or-GUST-in the Catholic saint, but St Or-ge-STEEN the city in Florida. (All spelt: Wagner, Berkley, Augustine.) __________________ I'm sorry Gentlemen, that's all the lipstick around the nipple we have time for To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,484 Times in 19,356 Posts	BT is short for British Telecomunications the telephone people and a few years ago introduced a character called Beattie, a Jewish mother(Maureen Lipman) with a full fridge ("Anthony, you got an OLOGY? You get an OLOGY you're a scientist!" and a son Linal Haft-the typical jewish mother stereotype but it was a phenomenally successful advert. She was the personification of BT. Mind you in German there is Beate (Be-at-ter) so then it gets confusing! __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

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October 27th, 2013, 09:53 AM	#24
otokonomidori 緑の男 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jockistan, UK. Posts: 8,313 Thanks: 39,014 Thanked 122,367 Times in 8,313 Posts	My grandmothers surname was Beatty - pronounced as "bad tempered old crone"