Murdered place names
Jan 29th 2007, 5:53 pm
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Murdered place names
Whilst eating lunch I overheard a news story on "local" news channel about the barges lifting the containers of the beached cargo ship off the "Deee-Von" coast. He then continued the broadcast and said that they were working to clear up the oil on the "devon- Sorry Deee-von" coast line.
That's the worst one I have heard, even though locally in Tennessee we have a "Milan" that is pronounced "Mylan".
Anyone else have some classics?
That's the worst one I have heard, even though locally in Tennessee we have a "Milan" that is pronounced "Mylan".
Anyone else have some classics?
Jan 29th 2007, 5:55 pm
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Re: Murdered place names
I love the way the wife calls Edinburgh 'Edinburg', does that count?
Whilst eating lunch I overheard a news story on "local" news channel about the barges lifting the containers of the beached cargo ship off the "Deee-Von" coast. He then continued the broadcast and said that they were working to clear up the oil on the "devon- Sorry Deee-von" coast line.
That's the worst one I have heard, even though locally in Tennessee we have a "Milan" that is pronounced "Mylan".
Anyone else have some classics?
That's the worst one I have heard, even though locally in Tennessee we have a "Milan" that is pronounced "Mylan".
Anyone else have some classics?
Jan 29th 2007, 5:59 pm
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Re: Murdered place names
Whilst eating lunch I overheard a news story on "local" news channel about the barges lifting the containers of the beached cargo ship off the "Deee-Von" coast. He then continued the broadcast and said that they were working to clear up the oil on the "devon- Sorry Deee-von" coast line.
That's the worst one I have heard, even though locally in Tennessee we have a "Milan" that is pronounced "Mylan".
Anyone else have some classics?
That's the worst one I have heard, even though locally in Tennessee we have a "Milan" that is pronounced "Mylan".
Anyone else have some classics?
I'd heard it mentioned before I went there - couldn't believe it when I saw the sign.
There's also a town near by called Elgin (like the place near Aberdeen and the marbles) - pronounced EL-Gin
Jan 29th 2007, 6:02 pm
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Jan 29th 2007, 6:28 pm
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just about anything with "shire" in it... including sauces.
Jan 29th 2007, 6:33 pm
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love it when i hear the americans pronounce moscow as moskow
Jan 29th 2007, 6:46 pm
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I used to live in a place called Lutz near Tampa, pronounced loots.
Jan 29th 2007, 6:48 pm
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Woosestershire sauce.
Double glowsester cheese.
The eyerack war.
Double glowsester cheese.
The eyerack war.
Jan 29th 2007, 7:58 pm
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Re: Murdered place names
There's a Calais in Maine which they pronounce as Ca-lis.
Jan 29th 2007, 8:02 pm
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Re: Murdered place names
The one that springs to mind is Newcastle. Many times I've heard them order the beer: "Get me a New-Castle" 
Thing is though, Brits are also notorious for bad pronunciation of foreign names also. Majorca being the one that springs to mind.
Thing is though, Brits are also notorious for bad pronunciation of foreign names also. Majorca being the one that springs to mind.
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Jan 29th 2007, 8:16 pm
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Jan 29th 2007, 8:24 pm
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The Brits massacre the pronunciation of "Los Angeles" -- what's with "Lohs Angelees?"