For generations, newcomers to the Greater Glasgow area have found themselves baffled by the challenging spellings and pronunciations of our places names - and long may it continue.
Ever overheard a newbie to Glasgow, from the rest of the UK - or closer to home - ask for directions to Saucey-hall Street or Miln-gavvy? Such moments are a joy to witness.
The result is that a lot of the English spellings for these place names cannot be phonetically pronounced and this can lead to lots of confusion for the casual traveller. Milngavie Historically a town in its own right, the upmarket suburb of Milngavie is one of those place names that leaves the majority of ootsiders positively flummoxed. Ask a taxi driver to take you to "Miln-gavvy" and they're likely to hike up your fare.
Yoker Allegedly one of they places that folk only know from seeing on the front of buses, Yoker may indeed put you in mind of "a mad egg yoke". Most outsiders only became aware of its existence thanks to the comedian Brian Limond, AKA Limmy, and therefore think it must be made up. It's not.
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