woodenhead Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Why does no-one refer to William Stainer or Sir Nigel Gresly or Isambard Brunell but so many people misspell the name Bulleid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 13, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2011 I expect they read about him in the Grauniad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10800 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Probably because they have their real-time spellcheckers on. The one that gets me is the use of Billington instead of Billinton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 How is it said? Is it pronounced Bulleed or Bullide? One that really annoys me is Robeston in West Wales constantly being referred as Robertson's by some enthusiasts. As Rod says, spill chuckers don't help. Or it could be something even worse, autocorrection on an iPhone! jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 13, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2011 Bullid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 · Hidden by coachmann, October 13, 2011 - No reason given Hidden by coachmann, October 13, 2011 - No reason given 'Bulleid' in a sentence without 'crap' just doesn' t ring... Link to post
eastwestdivide Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Ahh spellchecker, that explains a lot Thanks Eastwestdivide - proof if ever we needed it that Ebay and Youtube are full of philistines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 The one that gets me is the use of Billington instead of Billinton. Why?, wasn't J.R.Billington chief designer, and second in command to Hughes at Horwich, and the main man responsible for the 'Crab' moguls ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 How is it said? Is it pronounced Bulleed or Bullide? jo I read in a biography of Bulleid that when he took over as Locomotive Superintendent* on the Southern his son told him that Bulleid rhymes with succeed and Maunsell rhymes with cancel. *Or was it CME? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckjumper Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 The one that gets me is the use of Billington instead of Billinton. Though wasn't his name originally spelt Billington? IIRC it was his wife who prompted him to drop the 'g' as the top hangman of the day was named Billington, and she didn't like the connotation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckjumper Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 For those with a Great Eastern persuasion: 'Holden' should be spelt 'Russell'... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I read in a biography of Bulleid that when he took over as Locomotive Superintendent* on the Southern his son told him that Bulleid rhymes succeed and Maunsell rhymes with cancel. *Or was it CME? That's a good point, I wonder how many are pedantic with the spelling of 'Bulleid' but pronounce Maunsell as 'Mornsell' when the name has an unpronounced (or useless) 'U' properly pronounced as Mansell. Dont you just love a smarta**e. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 For those with a Great Eastern persuasion: 'Holden' should be spelt 'Russell'... To misquote the old beer advert: "there's a terrific draught[sman] in here!" But which Holden? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I think you'll find that a person's spelling of "Bulleid" depends on which guage they model... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckjumper Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 To misquote the old beer advert: "there's a terrific draught[sman] in here!" But which Holden? Jas. Holden Jnr. was spelt Tiddeman... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ramrig Posted October 13, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2011 Another is the spelling of 70000 Britannia, Its not Brittania as often seen on Fleebay. grrrrrr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckjumper Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I think you'll find that a person's spelling of "Bulleid" depends on which guage they model... Would that be 00 or OO? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Another is the spelling of 70000 Britannia, Its not Brittania as often seen on Fleebay. grrrrrr And elsewhere too. Keep this up and the miscreants will be bullied into getting it right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 You see, if everyone was called "hey you", we wouldn't have this problem. Not spelling related, but I did see Gresley listed as a famous architect on one preserved railway website not so long ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Cheers for the pronounciation tips guys. The German part of me wanted it to be said Bull-ide jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Was he Bullied as a child? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10800 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Though wasn't his name originally spelt Billington? IIRC it was his wife who prompted him to drop the 'g' as the top hangman of the day was named Billington, and she didn't like the connotation. I'd not heard that Adrian, but a quick bit of research confirms that James Billington was indeed hangman 1884-1901. Doesn't excuse the mis-spellings of Robert and Lawson Billinton since though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Natalie Graham Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 You see, if everyone was called "hey you", we wouldn't have this problem. We used to have a coalman whose first two initials, written on the side of his lorry, were A.U. I always wondered if they were the initials of his real name or just how everyone addressed him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Well, I have learnt something here! I am guilty of saying "Mornsell" for Maunsell. I'll try to correct that for the future but old habits die hard! As for Bulleid, as others have said, the spell checker can be a bit too smart for its own good at times. On several occasions I have typed "Bulleid" only to check back and find it has auto-corrected to "Bullied". You can actually add this into the auto-correct list in Microsoft Word, or delete "bullied" from it instead. Going slightly off-topic (I'm good at that!) but sort of related: I was talking to an engine driver in Leeds in the mid-1980s and he informed me that one of Urie's descendents was still with the railways at Doncaster at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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