The 't' in Brighton

[Soul Finger]

I know this has been done before - couldn't find the thread - but I'm in the middle of a heated debate regarding the pronunciation of our town's name.

I have always dropped the 't' - or lessened the emphasis on it - so it's effectively 'Bright-un' (soft 't') as opposed to 'Bright-ton'.

In football chants the 't' is used, obviously, but I need to know the 'proper' Sussex/Brighton way of saying it to settle an argument.

Please help!

 

[marshy68]

I would say bright un definitely pronouncing the T.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Bry-tun

 

[Peter Grummit]

In football chants, it's often Brigh-un (from the saouf). There is no definitive pronunciation, just as no 2 people speak exactly the same.

 

[Mackenzie]

I pronounce it Bry-tun.

 

[Badger]

Bry-tun-n'ove

 

[Puppet Master]

I say brite-un (as opposed to bri-tun).

Cool.

 

[Triggaaar]

There's a 't' in Brighton Who knew?

I need to know the proper Sussex/Brighton way of saying it to settle an argument.

I don't even know what that means - proper Sussex/Brighton way seems like an oxymoron. Obviously lots of Brightonians don't pronounce the 't', but that doesn't make it right.

 

[The Large One]

I know this has been done before - couldn't find the thread - but I'm in the middle of a heated debate regarding the pronunciation of our town's name.

I have always dropped the 't' so it's effectively 'Brightun' as opposed to 'Bright-ton'.

In football chants the 't' is used, obviously, but I need to know the proper Sussex/Brighton way of saying it to settle an argument.

Please help!

Broy-tern.

But for us modern types, Bry-tun.

Dropping the 't' entirely is so... vulgar.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

There can't be many out there who pronounce the 't's in the word 'Butter.' Walk down London Road and get people to read the word 'Butter' off a piece of paper and 68.3% of them would drop the t's.

That blokey advert on Talksport where you've got some middle class voiceover guy dropping the 't' "Our new star centre forward Bratovich" does my bonce.

 

[JJ McClure]

Brian

 

[Blackadder]

I have always dropped the 't' so it's effectively 'Brightun' as opposed to 'Bright-ton'.

On a pedantic note, if you dropped the 't' you wouldn't say Tun.

 

[Albumen]

Welease Bwiton

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

People ask me which part of London I'm from , when I say Brytun they look confused until I say it the posh way.

 

[Max Paper]

I say brite-un (as opposed to bri-tun).

Cool.

This

 

[Don Quixote]

Glottal stops are replacing the T consonant in many words. I mean who pronounces the T in football for instance?

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Bryan

we are bryan super bryan

we are bryan

so's my wife

 

[justin72]

I say brite-un (as opposed to bri-tun).

Cool.

Definitely this
(Brite-un 40 years born and bred)

 

[Gazwag]

In football chants, it's often Brigh-un (from the saouf). There is no definitive pronunciation, just as no 2 people speak exactly the same.

I think its the other way around, We are Brigh-ton and the second loud verse emphasises the T in ton

Also the "Brighton" bit at the end of hte pre match montage says it with the T likewise FBS's bit "Put your hands up for BrighTon"

 

[CheeseRolls]

We should have stuck with Brighthelmstone.The T is de-emphasised but nearly impossible to drop.