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Originally Posted by Ann Drysdale
American vistors to the Ebbw Vale Garden Festival pronounced "Cwm" as "Quim", blissfully unaware of its anatomical connotations.
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I spend much of my time in Wales (in fact, I've just returned from a long weekend in Powys, chucking myself into plunge pools and whatnot). A few months ago I stayed in a place called Pumpsaint. Raised a chuckle or seven, so it did. Cilycwm is about five miles away. I know how to pronounce Welsh words for the most part, but that needn't be an impediment to schoolboy (or schoolgirl) mirth. I think pant cudd means hidden dip, doesn't it? Which sounds about right on those narrow, tight country lanes of mid Wales, only it isn't pronounced how it 'should' be.