Just a couple comments:
Whew, what a relief!! The Camp Bell pronounciation appears to be a
regional phenomenon.
Indeed it is! When my (then) new wife first moved with me to western NY
(where I had grown up) from South Carolina, I found that I was telling her
how "Houghton" is spoken "Ho' un", "Avon" is "Aaa
von" not like the
"ding-dong Avon calling!" Avon, "Almond" is "Al mund" not
"Ah mond" the nut,
and "Camp Bell" not "Cambull", and so on. We're a mixed bunch of
ethnicities and eccentricities here in upstate New York, I admit it.
I will print out all of the replies and present them at the next
gathering
of the
descendants of James J. Campbell and Mary Sibley on the 3rd Sunday
in
September, 2000 in Bath, N.Y.
I live less than an hour's drive away, and may have to check that out!
I don't want to belabor this thread, but it seems to me that the
"correct" way to pronounce someone's name is the way they want it
pronounced. I pronounce it Cambul, but know people in upstate New York
who pronounce their name Camp Bell. I have never tried to convince them
that they are pronouncing their name wrong. After all, it is THEIR name.
I like to be historically correct, but your point is well taken. My in-laws
from SC sure don't like to be corrected, or to be told that they have an
accent. Not that I've ever done that, but such things can be quite
contentious.
Hi Nancy, it's pronounced Cambell in Scotland -- even in the
Orkneys.
The Camp bell must be a regional thing.
cheers
Sharon
On the other hand, the language spoken in Iceland is closer to Old Norse
than what is spoken in Norway nowadays. Oh well, language is meant to
evolve with its users. Keep talking. Don't let people who have their own
minds made up in a heartbeat, keep you from re-considering things.
Greetings to all clansmen and clanswomen.
Doug
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