Hi there, Wonder if Cabot was really Cabotto, which is Italian and then you would keep the "T" n'est-ce pas? Cheers, Edna - sunny minus 23C ________________________________ From: Dave Napier <dave.napier@blueyonder.co.uk> To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, January 31, 2011 7:38:43 AM Subject: Re: [B&S] Pronunciation of Cabot in Bristol Hi Josephine When I was at school in the late 50's, one of our school houses was Cabot (with a 'T') then we had a new head who came from somewhere in Devon and it was decided that the proper way was 'Cabo' (so we all obediently followed the lofty lead we were given). I objected to being told to do something I knew was wrong (I'd been brought up on Cabot with a T) and outside of school and since it's always be Cabot with a T to this Bristolian. Since then of course I learned more about the origin of the name and realise that Cabot with a T was an anglicised (or Brisolianised) version of the original which was probably Cabotto ... with two T's and an O! I suspect Cabo had a limited period of popularity in the 50's/early 60's due to the efforts of a small number of middle class teachers to whom 'Cabo' appealed .. I imagine they disliked the way the name was uttered by their working class charges ... sumfink like 'Cabutt' wiv d' T sounded from d' backuv d' froat radder dan d' front of d' mouf wiv d' teeff .. witch was reserved fur d' tower bit. :) Cheers Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 9:22 AM Subject: Re: [B&S] Pronunciation of Cabot in Bristol > On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:21:47 -0000, Josephine Jeremiah > <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> wrote: > >> In Bristol, the name Cabot is commemorated in Cabot Tower and Cabot >> Circus. > >> How do Bristolians pronounce Cabot, today, please? > >> Is it Cabot, sounding the t, or Cabo, not sounding the t? > > On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:59:24 -0000, Dave Napier > <dave.napier@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > >> With the T. > > Thanks, Dave for clarifying how Bristolians pronounce Cabot, today. > > Does anyone remember Cabot being pronounced without the t in the past, > please? > > Josephine > > -- > Josephine Jeremiah > www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message