BALLIOL (was: Goethe, was: Which and Falaqa)

[Mark A Mandel]

On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, THOMAS M. PAIKEDAY wrote:

#THIS PROBABLY QUALIFIES AS THE LOVELIEST EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR ON ADS-L,
#THOUGH NO CIGAR! Incidentally, I'm reminded of "Balliol St." in Toronto
#which is correctly pronounced locally as (buh.LOIL) unless that has changed
#in recent times!

Have you heard what Philly does to all the lovely-looking (to my eye)
Welsh place names around here? At least Bala Cynwyd is, I think, still
given a hard "c" (/k/).

-- Mark A. Mandel