hexual@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoThe crazy geology of New Quay and Birds Rock in full view [OC]plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down10
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minus-squarehexual@lemmy.worldOPtopics@lemmy.world•Some of the most dramatic coastal scenery I've ever witnessed [OC]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoThank you! Here’s a rough guide to pronouncing these place names: Ynys Lochtyn = “UNus LOKH-tun” Llangrannog = “shan-GRAN-og” The double-l “ll” letter in Welsh is pronounced like a “sh” sound, but harsher and further back in the mouth. Similarly, the “ch” letter is similar to the Scottish Gaelic “ch” sound they use for words like “loch”. linkfedilink
hexual@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoSome of the most dramatic coastal scenery I've ever witnessed [OC]plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down10
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minus-squarehexual@lemmy.worldOPtopics@lemmy.world•Looking down to Pwll y Wrach aka "the Witches Cauldron", a collapsed cave [OC]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoThank you! I think about colour palettes and colour contrast a lot. linkfedilink
minus-squarehexual@lemmy.worldOPtopics@lemmy.world•Looking down to Pwll y Wrach aka "the Witches Cauldron", a collapsed cave [OC]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 days agoThanks! This might give you a better idea of pronunciation. linkfedilink
hexual@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoLooking down to Pwll y Wrach aka "the Witches Cauldron", a collapsed cave [OC]plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down11
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hexual@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoA wet July in Cumbria has meant the waterfalls are looking lushplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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Thank you! Here’s a rough guide to pronouncing these place names:
Ynys Lochtyn = “UNus LOKH-tun” Llangrannog = “shan-GRAN-og”
The double-l “ll” letter in Welsh is pronounced like a “sh” sound, but harsher and further back in the mouth.
Similarly, the “ch” letter is similar to the Scottish Gaelic “ch” sound they use for words like “loch”.