Places we pronounce incorrectly

Huh didn’t know that one. Don’t really hear much about London place-names apart from on here though, so also thought Chiswick was pronounced Chiz-wick til quite recently

thought Covent Garden was Convent Garden for years

i knew Chiswick though, i think from hearing it in The Day Today or something

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The gyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is silent

Never come across any British person who doesn’t pronounce it like that. Surely it’s the anglicised version?

Who in the UK calls it Chill-ay?

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I say Salford rather than Solford

Apparently most of us are fine with it

Marylebone
Southampton
Northampton
Southwell (although it does depends if you live there or if you are a racing commentator)

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You English folk and your Los Angeleeeees.

not into this at all

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used to live near heyrod, which the locals thought it was HILARIOUS if you pronounced it hey rod, its more like herod. fucking stalybridge hillbillies

How’s it supposed to be pronounced? :grimacing:

English speaking local - Lahs Anjel-uz
Spanish speaking local - Los An-hel-ess (mas o menos)

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I say Chile like cheel-eh when I’m speaking Spanish and chilly when I’m speaking English.

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Sowerby Bridge (Sorbie Bridge)
Keighly (Keith-ly)
Penistone (Pennis-tun)

I always thought this was more ‘So-a-bee’…?

Todmorden (Tod-meh-den)

My-them-roid (‘th’ pronounced as in ‘the’)

Lovely little town

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I live in Todmorden. I’ve stopped correcting people who say Tod-more-den. Usually Manchester dwelling southern types.

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