A small questionm of pronunciation....

[Debra A]

It's an even split on Forvo
http://www.forvo.com/word/leman_street/#en
The guy who worked there probably would know best though.

[Monty]

To settle a small and insignificant point of dispute between myself and a friend, what is the accepted pronunciation of LEMAN Street?
Is is pronounced the same the fruit, i.e. Lemon Street or
Is it pronunced so as to rhyme with "freeman"?
£5 rests on the answer!!!

Hi Chris,

I was on a training course with an Inspector who worked at Leman Street during the time of the Krays in the 60s.

He pronounced it 'Lemon Street'.

Hope that wins you a fiver.

Monty

[DGB]

Prehaps further muddying the waters, I say 'layman'.

But that may be pretentiousness, of pronouncing it like the Lake.

I defo wouldn't expect it to be like the fruit.

[Lechmere]

Yes it is like freeman
With a short a - not a drawn out a in man.
Perhaps Leemun is the best
I can't think of a good example of the mun or man bit.
Maybe as in Munchausen - a short un - provided it's not pronounce as 'Moonchausen'!
Perhaps it is most like Boatswain which is pronounced bos'n
Where's my fiver?

[Debra A]

To settle a small and insignificant point of dispute between myself and a friend, what is the accepted pronunciation of LEMAN Street?
Is is pronounced the same the fruit, i.e. Lemon Street or
Is it pronunced so as to rhyme with "freeman"?
£5 rests on the answer!!!

Hi Chris,
I'd go with 'rhymes with Freeman', simply because I have neighbours with Leman as a surname and that's how they pronounce it.

[Chris Scott]

To settle a small and insignificant point of dispute between myself and a friend, what is the accepted pronunciation of LEMAN Street?
Is is pronounced the same the fruit, i.e. Lemon Street or
Is it pronunced so as to rhyme with "freeman"?
£5 rests on the answer!!!