St James' Park

[Doc]

On 13/10/2023 at 11:43, OpenC said:

 

Seconded.  Bad enough to hear it spoken, to see it written is almost unbearable

I reckon Stiffler does it on purpose now like.

[Stifler]

8 minutes ago, Doc said:

I reckon Stiffler does it on purpose now like.

Only found out it never had a R in it a couple of days ago.

For what it’s worth, St James’ Park was originally St James Park, and no one knows when it changed, but it hasn’t officially.

[Holloway]

How did you think it was Leazers

[Stifler]

1 minute ago, Holloway said:

How did you think it was Leazers

Same reason everyone thinks it is St James’ Park, because everyone pronounces it that way.

[Holloway]

1 minute ago, Stifler said:

Same reason everyone thinks it is St James’ Park, because everyone pronounces it that way.

Oof I reckon 80/20 go Leazes

[Doc]

 

3 minutes ago, Stifler said:

Same reason everyone thinks it is St James’ Park, because everyone pronounces it that way.

I think there's only you who "pronounces" it like that on here mate.

[Stifler]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/articles/2008/05/30/st_james_apostrophe_feature.shtml

[Doc]

"It's optional whether you have s apostrophe or s apostrophe s. You can choose either and both are correct."

Don't think that's the case with Leazes/Leazers though mate.

[bobbydazzla]

Everyone pronounces it Gallagit but only a pure doylem would spell it like that 

[TheBrownBottle]

5 hours ago, Stifler said:

Same reason everyone thinks it is St James’ Park, because everyone pronounces it that way.

There’s a general lack of clarity on that tbf.  Though if it is meant to be the possessive then it definitely should be pronounced ‘Sint Jameziz’, regardless of whether or not there is an ‘ or an ‘s.

 

If only English had a genitive form …

[Kanji]

Just ask an American to pronounce teams like Wormcambe, remember that @Ronaldo?  

[Sima]

 

Eddie desperately worried about his core audience at 4:47  

 

 

Edited October 15, 2023 by Sima

[Ronaldo]

6 hours ago, Kanji said:

Just ask an American to pronounce teams like Wormcambe, remember that @Ronaldo?  

 

I do. Moreeecahmbeee.

 

I was like, dude what? 

[TomYam]

20 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said:

There’s a general lack of clarity on that tbf.  Though if it is meant to be the possessive then it definitely should be pronounced ‘Sint Jameziz’, regardless of whether or not there is an ‘ or an ‘s.

 

If only English had a genitive form …

Unless there were two people named James, whom both happened upon the park, and whom both happened to be saints, and the park was named after both of these beatific characters, then the correct written form is surely St.James's Park?

[number37]

Yeah, the absolute correct written form is St. James's Park but St. James' Park is acceptable and you'd pronounce the 's anyway whether it's written or not. It's about possession. 

 

Exeter City's ground is just named after St. James (with no possession) so for them it's St. James Park. 

 

It's just a little confusing because James has an s on the end. If a stadium was named after a St. John then it'd be St. John Stadium or belonging to him would be St. John's Stadium. Belonging to many St. Johns would be St. Johns's Stadium (or St. Johns' Stadium but pronounced the same). Named after many St Johns would be your simple St. Johns Stadium.

 

Of course there's no such thing in the entire written English language as a plural apostrophe despite what's often written and doesn't annoy me at all. Not even one bit. I don't even know why you mentioned it. 

 

 

Now if you don't mind I'd better deal with all these beautiful women who've suddenly appeared out of nowhere at my door. I was all set for a much quieter Sunday evening. 

 

 

Edited October 15, 2023 by number37

[Doc]

Aye but what about the Leazers end?

[toontownman]

Brazzers end.

[Pancrate1892]

12 hours ago, Sima said:

 

Eddie desperately worried about his core audience at 4:47  

 

 

 

It seems he just does videos about the same shit over and over again.

Can he not think of any historical matches and maybe interview some old names?

[Pancrate1892]

10 hours ago, Doc said:

Aye but what about the Leazers end?

Leazers life

Stack life

PIF life 

[Superior Acuña]

I used to think it was Leazers too. The way it's pronounced in English English to me sounds more likely there'd be an r, since we wouldn't pronounce the r. Leazes seems a bit awkward. Should change it after the renovation. 

[Orphanage]

17 hours ago, Sima said:

 

Eddie desperately worried about his core audience at 4:47  

 

 

 

Audience ? How man , thats his trophy wife !

[Whitley mag]

Wonder if instead of the usual stadium expansion that we get in the U.K. such as the new Anfield road end, we might do something like Real Madrid and take all the roofs off every stand and totally reconfigure the seating layout.

 

https://x.com/JADanielsDesign/status/1712139455966941371?s=20

[timeEd32]

27 minutes ago, Whitley mag said:

Wonder if instead of the usual stadium expansion that we get in the U.K. such as the new Anfield road end, we might do something like Real Madrid and take all the roofs off every stand and totally reconfigure the seating layout.

 

https://x.com/JADanielsDesign/status/1712139455966941371?s=20

 

I think there is at least a possibility that everyone is thinking too small in terms of design and scope. 

[madras]

1 hour ago, Whitley mag said:

Wonder if instead of the usual stadium expansion that we get in the U.K. such as the new Anfield road end, we might do something like Real Madrid and take all the roofs off every stand and totally reconfigure the seating layout.

 

https://x.com/JADanielsDesign/status/1712139455966941371?s=20

For the sake of perspective, where's The Strawberry on there?

[Stifler]

1 minute ago, madras said:

For the sake of perspective, where's The Strawberry on there?

Would be fairly happy for the place to be torn down and placed in the back of multiple skips to be honest.