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drowsylacuna t1_j1b0hby wrote

Reply to comment by riski_click in Does anyone else know someone that pronounces Cambridge with a soft "A" like jam? by officepolicy

The UK Cambridge is pronounced the same as Cambridge MA though. According to wikipedia the river is actually back-named after the town and it was originally called the Granta.

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dyqik t1_j1bvswr wrote

This shows up in the village of Grantchester ("Grant(a)-encampment") a bit upstream (south) from Cambridge.

Some maps still say "River Cam (or Granta)". A similar thing goes on in Oxford with the Isis (or Thames), upstream of the confluence with the Cherwell. Below Oxford, it's the Thames.

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