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No more than two answers each, please - one from each category.
[And please remember that the DLR is not part of the London Underground network]
diamond geezer | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 8:09 a.m. | #
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elephant and castle
bank
(thanks, quarsan  )
zoe | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 8:24 a.m. | #
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High Street Kensington
Oval
Thanks!
Gavin | 25.10.06 - 8:33 a.m. | #
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highbury and islington
angel
veronica | 25.10.06 - 8:34 a.m. | #
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Piccadily Circus
Euston
Shuffling | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 8:42 a.m. | #
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Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3
Morden
Gary | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 9:12 a.m. | #
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Mornington Crescent
Upney
Dave Jermy | 25.10.06 - 9:29 a.m. | #
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Kensington Olympia
Balham
SL | 25.10.06 - 9:30 a.m. | #
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Kings Cross St Pancras
Angel
Choose the two right next to each other.
cmd | 25.10.06 - 10:14 a.m. | #
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Harrow & Wealdstone
Kenton
gotimmy | 25.10.06 - 10:14 a.m. | #
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Tottenham Court Road
Epping
Wayne | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 10:14 a.m. | #
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Harrow on the Hill
Pinner
Jag | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 10:37 a.m. | #
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Chalfont and Latimer
Temple
lockedintheattic | 25.10.06 - 10:52 a.m. | #
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Tooting Broadway
Um...
onionbagblogger | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 11:09 a.m. | #
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1) Canada Water
2) Debden
hermanhyphen | 25.10.06 - 11:22 a.m. | #
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Caledonian Road
Upney
hackette | 25.10.06 - 12:13 p.m. | #
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Harrow and Wealdstone
Bond St
City Slicker | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 12:26 p.m. | #
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Dagenham Heathway
&
Leyton
Oliver | 25.10.06 - 12:46 p.m. | #
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Upminister Bridge
quin | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 1:37 p.m. | #
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Totteridge and Whetstone
hackette | 25.10.06 - 2:25 p.m. | #
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Hey! if Cal-e-don-i-an Road has six syllables (enunciating the 'i') then surely Up-min-i-ster Bridge has five.
Otherwise they should both be renamed Caledonyun Road and Upminsturr.
quin | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 3:30 p.m. | #
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I say Cal-e-don-i-an road and I work just off it and therefore say it a lot (if not saying cally road). It is definitely 6 syllabels. I have never said Caledonyun. I certainly have never said Up-min-i-ster in the same way I have never said West-min-i-ster becuase I would sound like a wally if I did.
wheels | 25.10.06 - 3:57 p.m. | #
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Ok, well, how many syllables does the word "comfortable" have. Three or four?
I think we need the BBC's pronounciation department here.
quin | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 4:29 p.m. | #
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oops - just spotted DLR not allowed!
Chris | 25.10.06 - 4:31 p.m. | #
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Does DLR station
"Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich" (9) count?
Chris | 25.10.06 - 4:31 p.m. | #
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Likewise, isn't Tottenham just two syllables, i.e. Tot-num?
Shuffling | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 4:39 p.m. | #
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It's Upminster, not Upminister.
Up Minister sounds like a very dodgy TV comedy from the 70s.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 5:43 p.m. | #
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I can assure you, Shuffling, it's pronounced Tot-te-nham not Tot-num. I should know, that's where I was born.
Johnny Topaz | 25.10.06 - 6:08 p.m. | #
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In which case, I've never heard anyone pronounce it correctly.
Shuffling | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 6:22 p.m. | #
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Well! That's just... just...
*hides under table*
quin | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 6:22 p.m. | #
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Heathrow Terminal 4!
Dave | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 8:57 p.m. | #
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Walthamstow Central
Great Aunt Annie | 25.10.06 - 9:46 p.m. | #
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You've found them all...
All of the long ones:
8 syllables: Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3
7 syllables: Highbury and Islington, Kensington Olympia
6 syllables: Caledonian Road, Chalfont and Latimer, Elephant and Castle, Heathrow Terminal 4, Piccadilly Circus, Totteridge and Whetstone
5 syllables: Canada Water, Dagenham Heathway, Kings Cross St Pancras, Harrow and Wealdstone, Harrow on the Hill, High Street Kensington, Mornington Crescent, Tottenham Court Road, Walthamstow Central
All of the short ones:
4 letters: Bank, Oval
5 letters: Angel, Upney
6 letters: Balham, Debden, Epping, Euston, Kenton, Leyton, Morden, Pinner, Temple
diamond geezer | Homepage | 25.10.06 - 9:55 p.m. | #
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I just *knew* there'd be tears and jeers about pronunciation.
Fatima | 25.10.06 - 11:47 p.m. | #
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