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In Kent there is a village called Trottiscliffe which is pronounced tros-ley by locals.
Places that are pronounced differently to spelling
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Uh-strad-ve(ll)-tuh
The (ll) sound doesn't exist in English.
Single "f" is English V sound.
Double "ff" is English F sound.
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Ll is pronounced in ystradfellte Same as in Llantrisant (as an example)?
Because yes, I can't write ll the way it's pronounced!
I love the Welsh language. I'm glad they've renamed Brecon and snowdonia officially
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How did you miss Leicester?
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Ll is pronounced in ystradfellte Same as in Llantrisant (as an example)?
Because yes, I can't write ll the way it's pronounced!
I love the Welsh language. I'm glad they've renamed Brecon and snowdonia officially
I'd say so for the (ll)
Guessing its love for welsh language rather than shame that you have the welsh version of where you live
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Ll is pronounced in ystradfellte Same as in Llantrisant (as an example)?
Because yes, I can't write ll the way it's pronounced!
I love the Welsh language. I'm glad they've renamed Brecon and snowdonia officially
I live in Abertridwr, which is a bit of a mouthful.
It translates as "the meeting of the three waters", which I think is rather beautiful!
I'd say so for the (ll)
Guessing its love for welsh language rather than shame that you have the welsh version of where you live
Yeah. St mellons sounds naff!
That is nice. I worked at dwr cymru so know that one well. W with a hat
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It is pronounced Beecham. I lived in Kibworth Beauchamp for 12/13 years
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Penistone is pen-us-stone, not pee-nus-stone 
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Or a Swede. Everytime i see it on a recipe at work I mock them silly.Ask an american to say Worcestershire
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Hah, there's a handful of places like this all situated together in my local area:
Colne
Earby
Sough
Salterforth
Colne
Earby
Sough
Salterforth
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Borat style?Penistone is pen-us-stone, not pee-nus-stone
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Local village Wybunbury. Miss out the middle syllable and is pronounced Wynbury or even Wymbury by some.
A lot of the Norman names were anglicised by the peasantry and have stuck, Cester was a Roman fort and Bury an Anglo Saxon fortified town.
English is a great language to confuse the guests in our country.
A lot of the Norman names were anglicised by the peasantry and have stuck, Cester was a Roman fort and Bury an Anglo Saxon fortified town.
English is a great language to confuse the guests in our country.
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Warwick.
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I know it is America but Arkansas is the one that always pops in my head. Especially considering how Kansas is pronounced.
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Why are British place names so hard to pronounce?
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