It’s ‘Maigram’ not 'My-Gram'!

One of the Welshpool Dictionary’s favourite words was shared with the wider world on national radio this morning – sort of!

Radio 2’s Gary Davies was discussing the launch of a Loch Ness Monster Guide in Inverness and invited listeners to call in with their own famous mythical stories.

Never one to shy away from a chance to promote the town in his own unique way, local businessman Paul Alexander messaged in with his slice of made-up mythical magic.

But it didn’t quite go to plan.

The veteran presenter read out to his millions of listeners: “Paul in Welshpool said that in his home town, apparently, under the famous Town Hall, there is a ghost called ‘My-Gram’ and people come from all over Wales to see if they can see the ‘My-Gram’.”

As we all know, the word should have been pronounced ‘maigram’ – meaning an ‘idiot’ which is commonly used in the Welshpool area.

“Gary Davis basically asked if your town is famous for anything, no matter how small! So, I thought I’d get ‘maigram’ in there, even though he pronounced it wrong!” said Paul, who jokingly posted on his Facebook page immediately after: “FFS Gary, it’s pronounced ‘M-A-Y-G-R-U-M’.”

Paul is known for his humour on social media and is one half of the talented duo, alongside Steve Edwards (right), that penned the hilarious track 'Y Trallwng' in 2019.

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