tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post4186830354305386013..comments2024-01-29T22:12:12.881+00:00Comments on Arfon.net The Art of Arfon Jones: “what’s in a name?” Arfon Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-30323062779106116532016-06-04T00:42:40.922+01:002016-06-04T00:42:40.922+01:00All good if you have that automatic- self rolling ...All good if you have that automatic- self rolling R! As for the Iolos and Ieuans of the world they will have to get their own pronunciation guides!! ;) Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-68400292245727447902016-06-03T22:45:18.958+01:002016-06-03T22:45:18.958+01:00Coming from North Wales the rolled R is automatic!...Coming from North Wales the rolled R is automatic! Thank your lucky stars you're not an Iolo or Ieuan!DdraigGochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035243845567699907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-58361402231504465902016-05-31T09:52:09.603+01:002016-05-31T09:52:09.603+01:00I like your thinking sir! It also works as a Farme...I like your thinking sir! It also works as a Farmer,(it’s all a matter of preference really) :)Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-80510611059419682292016-05-31T09:15:50.959+01:002016-05-31T09:15:50.959+01:00I pronounce your name Arrrrrrr-fon this properly m...I pronounce your name Arrrrrrr-fon this properly makes you a Welsh Pirate Across from Anglesey. Bunglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998899372515169905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-34469029629149105422016-05-31T09:15:34.436+01:002016-05-31T09:15:34.436+01:00I pronounce your name Arrrrrrr-fon this properly m...I pronounce your name Arrrrrrr-fon this properly makes you a Welsh Pirate Across from Anglesey. Bunglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998899372515169905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-38685545446248053442013-08-03T12:03:19.259+01:002013-08-03T12:03:19.259+01:00Hello Dan, just remember “arrr-von” hope the meeti...Hello Dan, just remember “arrr-von” hope the meeting went well, thanks for taking the time to comment! Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-1619889187003837982013-07-28T11:28:56.216+01:002013-07-28T11:28:56.216+01:00Thanks Arfon. I'm meeting someone by same name...Thanks Arfon. I'm meeting someone by same name tomorrow, so wanted to be sure. I'm worried now that I'll say Afron, now that you've mentioned it. lol CheersDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536489996170686900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-47017280886330548582012-12-05T09:23:05.961+00:002012-12-05T09:23:05.961+00:00Indeed you do! x It’s a funny one isn’t it? My acc...Indeed you do! x It’s a funny one isn’t it? My accent tends to result in me rolling my ‘R’s when I speak perhaps giving me the leg up when I say “Arrr-fon”? I fear that this blog comes across as me complaining, believe me I’m not as my pronunciation is far from perfect. I was discussing this site with someone recently and he kept referring to it as “afon.net” and I wondered if he had been writing it out that way too... Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-39958572245422979992012-12-04T15:15:29.044+00:002012-12-04T15:15:29.044+00:00I pronounce your name without the R, but that'...I pronounce your name without the R, but that's because I grew up in East Anglia, with a non-rhotic accent. I get the 'Aaaaaah' and the 'v' sounds okay...Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.com