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2026-05-01 16:52 UTC
@r343l@freeradical.zone Is this how I learn my mental pronunciation for "Vauxhall" is wrong? I assumed it would be french-british, like "vo-uhl". Wikipedia informs me that Vauxhall comes from Fox Hall or Faulke's Hall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall#Toponymy
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@r343l@freeradical.zone 2026-05-02 17:55
@aaronb@social.ridetrans.it I hadn’t really heard of it before but would have assumed something that starts with ‘V’ but rhymes with Fox Hall. Which makes the Russian / Ukrainian make sense. Vowels are squishy so ‘a’ vs ‘o’ sound is pretty normal plus a ks-h sequence makes sense to turn into k-z.