Roblex - I hate to correct you over what may simply be ambiguous spelling, but BBC Kent says Hawkinge is pronounced HAWKinje
http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/ar..._feature.shtml . Without the final "e" (or use of the phonetic alphabet) your spelling is unclear because "j" can often be said as "y".
In this case the "g" is soft.
It is certainly not Hawking, as many of our US cousins say. The second syllable is similar to the placename Penge.
People might also note that Dungeness is pronounced DUNj’n ESS, rather than "English Point".
Also, the point near Ramsgate was historically called the North Foreland by pilots of the time.
56RAF_phoenix
11-06-2012, 06:50 PM
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