cubbingcarol 10 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Please someone end this debate, but please provide reference... How do you pronounce Powell rhymes with towel or soul? Thank you in advance! Carol Link to post Share on other sites
Be_Prepared 10 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Well - supposedly he said: Man, Nation, Maiden Please call it Baden. Further, for Powell Rhyme it with Noel Link to post Share on other sites
cubbingcarol 10 Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 I have heard the same except the last line was this... Rhyme it with soul. Link to post Share on other sites
Miki101 14 Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 His late daughter, the Hon, Betty Clay, informed me some years ago that BP himself rhymed it was Noel (or soul if you like). However, her husband, Gervas, always pronounced it as rhyming with towel. The ditty is: Man, Matron, Maiden, Please rhyme it with Baden. And as for Powell Please rhyme it with Noel. Link to post Share on other sites
scoutldr 726 Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Ok, I'm confused...is it "Nole" as in "Noel Coward" or "No-ell" as in 'the first Noel"? Link to post Share on other sites
Miki101 14 Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 The Christmas "Noel" has umlautes making it "No-el". No umlauts is in the name "Noel" as in the playwright. BP refers to the latter. Link to post Share on other sites
ntrog8r 19 Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Though I have always heard and used the "towel" version, a Google search (pronounce baden powell) bings a myriad sites, not related to Scouting, that say it is "POE' l". This should be in the Handbook! Link to post Share on other sites
scoutldr 726 Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 OK..."Baiden-Pole" Link to post Share on other sites
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