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in reply to a message by ✧･ﾟ: *Magpie*:･ﾟ✧
It wasn’t Myfanwy?
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I thought that at first for years (after finding Myfanwy) and I was pretty satisfied with that answer, but then I posted about it here and was told that's not how Myfanwy is pronounced!
To this day the woman's actual name is a mystery
The only other name I remember from the trip is that there was a bloke with the surname Simpson which was my first encounter (and tbh my only encounter) with that name outside of The Simpsons, so it stood out
Edit: Here's one post on it [https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5283605] as a response to being told that Myfanwy wasn't pronounced the way I thought. It was awkward finding that post lmao I had to go through google because it wasn't showing up in search here. The same with the original post [https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5282429] which was even more awkward to find lmao. I'm not sure why the search does not show archived posts too
Edit 2: I have to say that upon new reflection, I might have been right the first time and her name was Myfanwy, but because I was a literal 9 year old, the real pronunciation didn't stick. Sometimes you forget what a child's brain is like (especially when encountering a new word / name), and what time can do to your memories
It was an excellent school trip I really have to say. I have very fond memories of it. We spent 5 days there in a (I think) 1700s house. Massive house, I often wonder what was on the other floors. There was the gorund floor and then the first floor which had two wings; the boys bunkrooms / bathrooms and the girls bunkrooms and bathrooms but ?? What on earth did they store in the rest of the building. Surely the staff rooms are not that big as to take multiple floors
Edit 3: LMFAO talk about mis-remembering! I actually searched the place up and it turns out not to be that big at all. It felt massive as a child. Also it was Edwardian. It has a website, but oddly enough, though it's situated in Wales, there is a local connection on the history page which outright tells people where I live, so I'm not going to give the name. There isn't any staff names listed, but our trip was more than 20 years ago now so its unlikely to list her
To this day the woman's actual name is a mystery
The only other name I remember from the trip is that there was a bloke with the surname Simpson which was my first encounter (and tbh my only encounter) with that name outside of The Simpsons, so it stood out
Edit: Here's one post on it [https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5283605] as a response to being told that Myfanwy wasn't pronounced the way I thought. It was awkward finding that post lmao I had to go through google because it wasn't showing up in search here. The same with the original post [https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5282429] which was even more awkward to find lmao. I'm not sure why the search does not show archived posts too
Edit 2: I have to say that upon new reflection, I might have been right the first time and her name was Myfanwy, but because I was a literal 9 year old, the real pronunciation didn't stick. Sometimes you forget what a child's brain is like (especially when encountering a new word / name), and what time can do to your memories
It was an excellent school trip I really have to say. I have very fond memories of it. We spent 5 days there in a (I think) 1700s house. Massive house, I often wonder what was on the other floors. There was the gorund floor and then the first floor which had two wings; the boys bunkrooms / bathrooms and the girls bunkrooms and bathrooms but ?? What on earth did they store in the rest of the building. Surely the staff rooms are not that big as to take multiple floors
Edit 3: LMFAO talk about mis-remembering! I actually searched the place up and it turns out not to be that big at all. It felt massive as a child. Also it was Edwardian. It has a website, but oddly enough, though it's situated in Wales, there is a local connection on the history page which outright tells people where I live, so I'm not going to give the name. There isn't any staff names listed, but our trip was more than 20 years ago now so its unlikely to list her
This message was edited 2/24/2025, 3:20 PM