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Post by gwynthegriff on Aug 16, 2019 21:25:40 GMT
It's pronounced s - a - l - o - p  A-m-w-y-t-h-i-g But the spelling is P - e - n - g -w - e - r - n It's complicated.  |
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Post by tonygreaves on Aug 16, 2019 21:27:04 GMT
Salop is the County. The County Council passed a motion some decades ago saying that in future it was to be called Shropshire.
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Post by Sibboleth on Aug 16, 2019 21:32:22 GMT
Salop is the County. The County Council passed a motion some decades ago saying that in future it was to be called Shropshire. Ah. It is also the traditional name for Shrewsbury in certain other parts of Shropshire, especially in the east of the county. |
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Post by Chris from Brum on Aug 16, 2019 21:34:16 GMT
Salop is the County. The County Council passed a motion some decades ago saying that in future it was to be called Shropshire. The town was Salopesberie, historically. On the "Shroo" vs "Shrow" question, all I can offer is that my mum's family, all from the Black Country, not that far distant from the town, favoured the latter. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Aug 16, 2019 21:38:12 GMT
The Ted Heath local government reforms officially renamed the county council 'Salop'. A lot of people disliked it and on 1 April 1980 the county council formally changed its name back to 'Shropshire'.
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Post by gwynthegriff on Aug 16, 2019 21:41:26 GMT
The Ted Heath local government reforms officially renamed the county council 'Salop'. A lot of people disliked it and on 1 April 1980 the county council formally changed its name back to 'Shropshire'. But they haven't renamed Salop Goods Junction signalbox ...  |
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Post by Chris from Brum on Aug 16, 2019 21:43:33 GMT
The Ted Heath local government reforms officially renamed the county council 'Salop'. A lot of people disliked it and on 1 April 1980 the county council formally changed its name back to 'Shropshire'. There is an excellent, if rather apocryphal story, that the MEP for Salop found himself the subject of rather knowing mockery from French-speaking members from other countries, for whom 'salope' meant a woman of easy virtue. He allegedly determined that this should cease, hence the official change of name. But Salop is still used as an abbreviated form in some situations. |
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Post by john07 on Aug 16, 2019 21:58:20 GMT
Salop is the County. The County Council passed a motion some decades ago saying that in future it was to be called Shropshire. They can pass anything they like but my family members from Oakengates, Trench, and Donnington, will continue to call the county town Salop. Those from Shrewsbury don’t even agree on a pronunciation: Shrowesberry or Shrusberry? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2019 22:05:26 GMT
The Ted Heath local government reforms officially renamed the county council 'Salop'. A lot of people disliked it and on 1 April 1980 the county council formally changed its name back to 'Shropshire'. In French "salope" means "slut" or "bitch", which caused much hilarity among Francophone tourists. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Aug 16, 2019 22:30:56 GMT
The Ted Heath local government reforms officially renamed the county council 'Salop'. A lot of people disliked it and on 1 April 1980 the county council formally changed its name back to 'Shropshire'. In French "salope" means "slut" or "bitch", which caused much hilarity among Francophone tourists. Not dissimilar to when they decided how to transliterate Putin. It could have ended up as Putain in the hands of a less-skilled translator...instead he now shares his name with Quebecois cheesy chips. |
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Post by Tony Otim on Aug 16, 2019 22:49:54 GMT
Not to mention the French reaction to the restaurant chain Zizzi 😉
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Post by Khunanup on Aug 16, 2019 23:31:44 GMT
The Mexican bakery firm (and the world's largest bakery firm) Bimbo has similar amusing consequences in English speaking countries.
That hasn't stopped Philadelphia Union of the MLS beings sponsored by them and having their brand name emblazoned proudly across their chests. I won't be adding one of their shirts to my collection...
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Aug 17, 2019 0:12:35 GMT
The Brazilian restaurant chain Preto always amuses me and reminds me of the first Papa Lazarou sketch in League of Gentlemen.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Aug 17, 2019 8:44:49 GMT
Not to mention the French reaction to the restaurant chain Zizzi 😉 There's always a queue for Zizzi |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Aug 17, 2019 8:45:48 GMT
At one point you could buy a bottle of Pschitt in France. And I'm sure the slogan was something like "le vrai goût de Pschitt".
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Post by iainbhx on Aug 17, 2019 8:49:00 GMT
At one point you could buy a bottle of Pschitt in France. And I'm sure the slogan was something like "le vrai goût de Pschitt". Let's not forget the popular Swedish chocolate bar - Plopp. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Aug 17, 2019 8:51:48 GMT
At one point you could buy a bottle of Pschitt in France. And I'm sure the slogan was something like "le vrai goût de Pschitt". Let's not forget the popular Swedish chocolate bar - Plopp. And Spunk liquorice. Which in turn reminds me of this comic gold. www.marketingsociety.com/the-library/water-bomb |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2019 8:53:53 GMT
At one point you could buy a bottle of Pschitt in France. And I'm sure the slogan was something like "le vrai goût de Pschitt". Let's not forget the popular Swedish chocolate bar - Plopp. For when it takes more than one -  |
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Post by tonygreaves on Aug 17, 2019 10:49:10 GMT
Snickers bars used to be called Marathon, of course. Our young daughters were more than amused when they found they were called Snickers in France.
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Post by finsobruce on Aug 17, 2019 11:56:08 GMT
Not to mention the French reaction to the restaurant chain Zizzi 😉 There's always a queue for Zizzi There is a small chain of restaurants in North London called Stasi.
I've no idea what they serve but I strongly suspect it isn't sausages and sauerkraut.
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