Grinidge for me too. And Woolidge. Charlton comes out a bit like Charwton. And Blackeef. I was brought up in Earif. Eltham is El'um where the ' is a glottal stop. (Or glo' aw stop if we get fernetik).
chulton sandwiched between grinidge and woolidge is how it is
With Plumstid just to the east.
Weirdly that seems to have an extra almost silent p for me - Plum(p)stid. Bit like how the l in Charlton is hardly there either.
ETA on the original question, another vote for grinidge here, and I was born there according to my birth certificate. Although technically I suspect it was actually Woolwich, as it was the old Mothers and Babies hospital.
Must be a British Hospital for Mothers and Babies thing because I pronounce Plumstead with a soft p too.
Always Grinidge. Years ago a colleague from the Caledonian Road correctly identified that I came from South East London from a conversation about Grinidge Mean Time.
Grew up in Grinnidge and that's what we all called it. It doesn't bother me how anyone else pronounces it but I do get annoyed when I hear news reports about 'Errith' or 'Elth-ham.'
chulton sandwiched between grinidge and woolidge is how it is
With Plumstid just to the east.
and eltum to the south
Theres no t in it
a soft t same as in chulton has been agreed i'm afraid - when singing chulton the t is dropped but when spoken its a soft south east london t - there probably is a more technical term for one of those
Having heard yet another journalist pronounce 'Greenwich' as 'Grenich' on the radio earlier I just wondered what the consensus on here was as to the 'correct' version?
As an SE18 lad in my early days always 'Grinich' for me and my gut feeling is that would be the view of most 'locals' with outsiders saying 'Grenich.'
Always thoiught the same as this about the different pronounciation - I've found locals end to say Grinidge or even Grinich
Grinidge. Woolidge. Charlton I have always pronounced like Bolton.
My son who was born and raised in Bournemouth has an amusing way of pronouncing Sandwich - i.e he pronounces it properly, exactly as it reads whereas as I say Samwidge
Have had this discussion with my wife. She’s from the posher side of south London and says “Plum-sted” and “Wool-itch” . Having been brought up in Plumstead, for me it’s always “Plum-stid” and “Wool-idge”.
Strangely, I think the names of the local towns are the only words I actually pronounce with a south east London twang. Most people struggle to place my accent.
Having heard yet another journalist pronounce 'Greenwich' as 'Grenich' on the radio earlier I just wondered what the consensus on here was as to the 'correct' version?
As an SE18 lad in my early days always 'Grinich' for me and my gut feeling is that would be the view of most 'locals' with outsiders saying 'Grenich.'
Like you Len, I will go with whatever the officially designated EU pronunciation is.
Would be good to know their view, don’t you think?
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And Woolidge. Charlton comes out a bit like Charwton.
And Blackeef. I was brought up in Earif.
Eltham is El'um where the ' is a glottal stop. (Or glo' aw stop if we get fernetik).
Always Grinidge. Years ago a colleague from the Caledonian Road correctly identified that I came from South East London from a conversation about Grinidge Mean Time.
Although it seems to have been renamed to gren-etch what with all the poshy types that flood the area now.
Plumpstid.
I was alsol born in BHMB.
Nah just Grenitch or Grenidge when I'm there...
Alternatively it was a childhood watching Gordon Greenidge destroying England's bowlers!
The NS did a survey in 2014, Gren-itch won narrowly from Grin-idge and then Gren-idge!
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Wool-ige
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Woolidge.
Charlton I have always pronounced like Bolton.
My son who was born and raised in Bournemouth has an amusing way of pronouncing Sandwich - i.e he pronounces it properly, exactly as it reads whereas as I say Samwidge
Strangely, I think the names of the local towns are the only words I actually pronounce with a south east London twang. Most people struggle to place my accent.
Graaanaaarch for the people of Blackheath