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Showing it's age HFF

Showing it's age HFF
Showing it's age, for friends who speak English it's pronounced Grooby the spelling was altered in the dim and distant past

Günter Klaus, Nouchetdu38, Sonia Roosen, @ngélique ❤️ and 25 other people have particularly liked this photo


28 comments - The latest ones
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Well composed Peter.
HFF and a happy weekend.
3 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
There's not much logic behind the pronunciation of English place names, is there?;-) Nice one- HFF, Peter!
3 years ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
I wonder if this village has Viking roots? The suffix 'by' indicates a hamlet/village/town. I really like these village signs.
3 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
Welcome to Groby !!! Thank you for the pronunciation !!! HFF, my friend and have a nice week-end ahead !! Here the weather is quite pleasant this morning, but the temperature may get higher this afternoon !!!
3 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Superb shot! HFF! Stay well!

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3 years ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club
Nice to see the industrial tank on the sign.
HFF & have a great weekend.
3 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Good to know the correct pronunciation Peter. It would be easier really if we had accents over certain letters like many other languages, but it's fun finding out we have got it wrong for so many years, as in some village names around here! A beautiful village sign and nicely taken.
HFF and hope you have a great weekend.
3 years ago.
Peter Castell club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
With the change of spelling it is understandable in a way, you may have heard of Belvoir Castle it's Beaver !!! With tv and radio and people travelling much more the local accents and expressions are are dying out. I hope you have a nice Saturday Rosalyn
3 years ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Peter Castell club
I have heard of that one Peter. My father had a good old Dorset accent :-))
3 years ago.
 Steve Paxton
Steve Paxton club
Nice to see the real country side and the real oddities of the English spoken words, HFF hope you enjoy the sun as we get more rain.
3 years ago.
 Marta Wojtkowska
Marta Wojtkowska club
In Polish "groby" mean graves - literally holes or pits where dead are buried.
I went to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groby#History for explanation and I think that I found it (in the last paragraph. Awesome!
HFF!
3 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Very interesting, Peter ! HFF and a very nice weekend for you !
3 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
I really like this artistically realized sign. HFF Peter, wish you a nice weekend.
3 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Hff:)
3 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
HFF--En bedankt voor die namen van de Arum etc etc---ook mooi weekend-stay safe my friend!
3 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
Er is op Ipernity ook een groby358
3 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
A fine sign indeed, Peter, HFF
3 years ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
Nicely spotted Peter.
HFF have a great Weekend.
TOZ
3 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Lovely sign in a well composed image Peter, like this type of sign,
HFF and a great weekend
3 years ago.
 Danielle
Danielle
Bien vu ....j'aime !
3 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Peter

A very nice picture, which I really like

Fantastic colours

Wonderful composition

But English pronunciation is very strange, even to us wot live ere!

Best Wishes, HFF, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter
3 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
I love the title and the street sign is very attractive. It is nice when an effort is made like this. I guess it is easier just to put a place name on a sign, - even if it is not so easy to pronounce it! HFF and have a good weekend Peter.
3 years ago.
 Erika+Manfred
Erika+Manfred club
HFF, stay healthy and a happy weekend
3 years ago.
 Berny
Berny club
belated HFF and a sunny and safe weekend, Peter!
3 years ago.
 Annalia S.
Annalia S.
Very interesting Village, Peter. I enjoyed looking it up on wiki (Thanks, Marta!) and figuring out what local highlights the pictures in the sign celebrate.
Belated HFF!
3 years ago.
 Petar Bojić
Petar Bojić club
Belated HFF!
3 years ago.
 Sonia Roosen
Sonia Roosen
it is a creative sign of your hometown, Peter and original,
Have a pleasant weekend, Peter
3 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
........das ist ja ein wunderschönes Schild lieber Peter,ist richitg schön gemacht:))

..........wünsche Dir noch einen schönen Abend,ganz liebe Grüße Güni:))
2 years ago.

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