#24

Haha! Yes it does: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildford

Oops!

#25

Unless you meant the fugazi song guilford fall

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#26

Although it appears that there is a “Guilford” in Conneticut in the US.

So it’s not just me that’s spelling it wrong.

#27

Bury.

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#28

The ‘guild’ comes from these ‘golden’ sandbanks

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#29

Silent d on that. Only tories pronounce the d.

#30

Youtoxeter

#31

Well, the whole confusion just confirms my non-tory status then.

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#32

Guildford is easily the greatest town in England

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#33

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#34

GILF ord
MILF ord
SILF ord

#35

Abcoude

#36

Lichfield needs a ‘t’

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#37

Also:
Southampton / Northampton

I have a pronunciation issue with people who say ‘North-hampton’ or ‘South-hampton’ since there is only one ‘h’, therefore should be ‘North-ampton’ or ‘South-ampton’

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#38

Middlesbrough

Where’s your missing o?

There it is

o

#39

Norfolk’s great for this. Happisburgh. Tacolneston. Costessey.

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#40

Wymondham

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#41

All those places in America that end in -boro because spelling borough was too much like hard work

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#42

Yes that was literally the post I was replying to.

#43

To avoid confusion/mispronunciation

River Nene, should be changed Neen
Wisbech, should be changed to Wisbeach

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