What is the correct pronunciation of 'Fosse'?
locals pronounce it as 'foss'
The choreographer and movie director used two syllables.
Quote from: FierceKitty on 21 September 2023, 09:39:00 AMThe choreographer and movie director used two syllables.
But are they Roman?
One man. He did both, and very well indeed, though not in Latin.
There is a discussion here at work whether it is "foss" or "foss -ee".
Because of... reasons... this is actually a point of interest professionally.
I've only ever heard it pronounced "Foss".
Well, from the Latin 'Fossa' - ditch, which may have run alongside the road. So I suspect it changed its spelling to 'Fosse' at some early mediaeval stage to reflect a post Roman pronunciation of that word- but, like Steve J I've only ever heard it pronounced 'Foss' with no added vowel sound on the end.
Hi
Well, I live just over a mile away from Stratton-on-the-Fosse so guess count as a local (and travelled on it down to Shepton Mallet this morning) and I have only ever heard it pronounced 'Foss'.
Cheers Paul
Same here, would pronounce it "foss".
Its always been Foss up in the North East.
Google suggests "foss" is the British pronunciation and "foss-ee" is the American.
Obviously then, "foss" is correct.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fosse-way
I suggest that Americans take the loss-ee, and recognise the British pronunciation is the boss-ee, without getting cross-ee.
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fosse foss
As fsn says we Americans sound the e in both because we think it sounds British and hence more sophisticated (a clear fallacy at many levels).
Locally we pronounce it Foss-e wa-uh