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21 Commonly Mispronounced UK Place Names, Mapped
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Mental Floss has recently taken deep dives into some of America’s hardest to pronounce place names, as well as the U.S. state names that people tend to find the trickiest—and now, it’s the UK’s turn.
To non-Brits, even the names of some of the UK’s biggest and best-known place can prove tricky.
Map of Commonly Mispronounced UK Place NamesClick to enlarge.
| Emaps/Shutterstock (map), Justin Dodd/Mental FlossAcrefair, WrexhamGiven that Celtic-origin Welsh has relatively little in common with Germanic-origin English, the place names of Wales can prove particularly tricky to anyone unfamiliar with the Welsh language.
Wrotham is actually pronounced “ROO-tum.”Wymondham, NorfolkComplicated names often become curtailed over time, and this Norfolk town is no different.
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