Thread: Pafos or Paphos but not Pathos
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Old 23rd February 2009, 09:28 AM
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Default Pafos pronounced Bavos
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Originally Posted by gloucester_geezer View Post
Veronica,
I couldn't agree more.... I know a few people that live in Paphos/Peyia area and they call it 'Pathos'! Funny, so many people put 'F' instead of 'TH' in English... Fink, fumb, free (3) etc. but give them a word that should be 'F' and they change it the other way! Eye car knot sea wye hit wood bee shed like that!

Paul
H Paul

The correct spelling is now Pafos, even though it was originally spelled Paphos in Greeklish. Perhaps the people are trying to imitate the Greek pronunciation which sounds more like 'Bavos' = listen to the CYBC newsreaders at 6.40 on Rik 2. Adam
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