What is the correct pronunciation of Greenwich?
Snipe contributor Darryl Chamberlain has pointed out on his blog that locals have always pronounced Greenwich ‘grin-idge’ and that ‘gren-itch’ is an Americanisation that is relatively new. What is the correct pronunciation?
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