Pointless Error

[carolegif]

The rhyme about St Ives is about the one in Huntingdon, not the St Ives in Cornwall!

[Spicerack]

Was it on the board as a clue or just the presenters whittering away to each other.

[Fibonacci]

From wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_I_was_going_to_St_Ives#Origins

[jno]

Wiki thinks Cornwall is more likely, but who knows
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_I_was_going_to_St_Ives

[Barmaid]

St Ives is more likely it being on the Fens.....

[Barmaid]

Sorry St Ives, near Huntingdon!

[marval]

I used to live in St.Ives near Huntingdon, we always claimed it was our town. There is a pub there called The Seven Wives.

[Barmaid]

I shall be spending all day there tomorrow, Marvel. (St Ives, not the pub).

[Old_Geezer]

{shrug}
Nonsense riddle anyway.

[Peter Pedant]

well he should know
he read English at oxbridge

I come from Darzet aaaaargh and yes we claim it is Cornwall

[Peter Pedant]

does anyone get irritated over news hacks mispronouncing names as though they have seen them the first time

we have had no pilgrims allowed to Ma-car ( rather than muh bicycle)
and not only that meddy-naaah is closed
I mean for chrissakes it is muh-deenuh - like muh bicycle

just saying

[jno]

I remember a newsreader speaking of an island dweller named Archie Pelago.