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Scunthorpe
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English
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Etymology
From en ang Escumetorpe, from en non Skumasþorp, from non 1 Skuma -s þorp Skuma's homestead.
Pronunciation
en /ˈskʌnθɔːp/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Scunthorpe.wav Southern England
en /ˈskʌnˌθɔɹp/ GA
en Scun thorpe
Proper noun
en industrial town dist/North Lincolnshire co/Lincolnshire cc/England c/UK OS grid ref SE8910.
en Declan McCullagh Google's chastity belt too tight w:CNET http://news.cnet.com/2100-1032_3-5198125.html 2004-04-23 In a famously embarrassing incident in 1996, America Online's errant dirty-word filter prevented residents of the British town Scunthorpe from signing up as new customers. https://web.archive.org/web/20110616041821/http://news.cnet.com/2100-1032_3-5198125.html
Derived terms
en Scunthorpe problem
Related terms
en Scunthonian