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Pronounce Haudagin.


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That fucking roundabout thing.

It has its own wikipedia page: Haudagain roundabout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

We're arguing at work about the pronunciation.

Is it hA-da-gin.

Or haw-da-gin.

Anyone that says ha-u-da-gin can fuck off.

It's apparently more like "hud-again".

I was told that this was as far as the old tram routes went, and as they would make their way round the roundabout, the call from the conductor/tram operator to the passengers was "Hud again!", as in hang on to the railings, otherwise you'll be knocked off balance.

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It's apparently more like "hud-again".

I was told that this was as far as the old tram routes went, and as they would make their way round the roundabout, the call from the conductor/tram operator to the passengers was "Hud again!", as in hang on to the railings, otherwise you'll be knocked off balance.

that sounds horiffically made up, but I'm going to tell everyone I know that it's a fact. I shall then belligerently argue to the point of violence with anyone who contests it.

xx

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Having done some quick etymological searches, it would appear that the word may derive from a Gaelic term:

At Haudagain there was another lock.

This comical name is a good example of the change a

Gaelic name may undergo in passing into English. The

original form had been " Achadh a' Gabhainn," meaning a

place where there was a fold.

Seems more conceivable.

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