I was asked a question today by a good friend how you pronounce the word Slough as in our town.. got me to thinking a bit deeper..so here you go... and yes.. it really is that bad here... Slough Pronunciation: (sluff), (s-allow) Meaning: 1. an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region. 2. a hole full of mire, quagmire as in a road. 3. Also,slew,slue. a marshy or reedy pool, pond, inlet, backwater. 4. a condition of degradation, despair, or helplessness. 5. as in Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan.. To fall into the Slough of Despond. 6. as in Poem by John Betjeman O come friendly bombs and fall on Slough, it is not fit for humans now... 1. the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically. 2. a mass or layer of dead tissue separated from the surrounding or underlying tissue. 3. anything that is shed or cast off. 4. discard. 5. to become shed or cast off, as the slough of a snake. 6. to dispose or get rid of; cast off to ..slough off a bad habit. I think it is clear why we want to move to the Coast.... :)
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:11:10 +0000