Talk:Slaithwaite

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Is this an encylopedia entry or an advertisement for local businesses? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.109.211.154 (talk • contribs) 22:25, 16 May 2007

Agreed. The butcher sells hot meat sandwiches? Really? Really??! I've just fallen off my chair in amazement at this stunning insight that i'm suite sure cannot be held from teh world for a second longer.80.225.98.101 (talk) 00:20, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Hmm, not sure when those exact comments were put on, but I've removed them now. I've also removed more advertising of local shops and the such like that aren't notable. ~~ [ジャム]^[t - c] 10:31, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Pronunciation

Should there be the an entry on its use in local culture as a Shibboleth as in say on to me Slaithwaite and if they say back Slaithwaite they are clearly a poncy Southerner —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.146.35.57 (talk) 14:58, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

No. ~~ [ジャム]^[t - c] 15:55, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't agree with the opening section of this article that says 'Slaithwaite' is sometimes pronounced 'Slawit'. Its always been my understanding that 'Slawit' is a nickname and completely separate to the word 'Slaithwaite' and certainly not a pronunciation?80.225.98.101 (talk) 23:31, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Having lived in the area for over 50 years I can assure you it has always been so, since my childhood, and that 'local dialect' was passed on from my elders. It is only since the advent of Television that the BBC pronunciation 'Slaith-Waite' became used and 'Slath-waite' was the terminology used by the non-local populace. This letter to the Huddersfield Examiner shows it to be the wording used by an ex local who has lived away from the area since 1950 See:- Letter: Mailbag - Memories of Slawit, This sports article from the paper shows it still to be in use See:- Slawit Bowled Brook. Typing 'Slawit' into Google produces other supporting evidence! Richard Harvey (talk) 11:57, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Certainly in Yorkshire the area is known as 'Slough-wit'. I'm from the opposite end of West Yorkshire and it's refered to as such. I dare say if you're not familiar with the name and you saw it written you would pronounce it as it is spelt, but it would be the correct pronunciation. I shall add the pronunciation in plain English to the opening paragraph.Mtaylor848 (talk) 23:33, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

I have slightly changed the lead and included in the detail that was hidden as a <ref> plus added the .ogg pronunciation for Slough, which may help our local dialect make sense :). Richard Harvey (talk) 10:03, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

This probably constitutes original research (or at least conjecture), but a 1970 map at [[1]] shows Slaithwaite spelt as "Slaughwait", which may account for the pronunciation which I would concur is how it is predominantly pronounced in the local area. 82.30.68.26 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:44, 31 March 2011 (UTC).

The opening: Slaithwaite, locally 'Slaithwaite'?? What is that supposed to mean? There is no clarification at all regarding how the name is pronounced.Venqax (talk) 12:42, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Moonraking

I’ve just seen the video and pictures on your website. S'nice; it looks like you’re having a really good time with this. But it's a shame you feel the need to take sly digs at others in the process. The story is clearly plagiarized, and claiming your version inspired the Devizes one is frankly insulting. Borrowing it is fine; trying to steal it isn’t.
As far as WP goes, editors are trusted to be honest, so you can generally get away with writing any old stuff until someone notices. My elderly non-relative asked for some sources, which usually means "reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy". Using a self-published source like your own website isn't really any of that, especially as it carries a disclaimer saying "All attempts to verify the truth or otherwise of this tale have been unsuccessful" (which at least gets full marks for honesty). Is it in a local history book or summat? Moonraker12 (talk) 11:50, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

...south down the valley

...and another thing; south is over where the sun usually is; down is the direction the water runs.
If you have to walk uphill to get to Marsden, you are going up the valley (unless you’ve got one of them Electric Hill things) Moonraker12 (talk) 11:56, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

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