Anne here, just off a plane from Brisbane and landing in my home town, Melbourne. People from outside Australia usually pronounce these names as they're written — ie Briz-bayn and Mel-born, but locals will always say Briz b'n and Melb'n. 
Thinking about that started me pondering the many English names that are pronounced differently from the way they look, and which visitors so often get wrong, so I thought it might be fun to explore a few of them in a little quiz. Some of them I'm sure you'll know, but others might have you saying, "Whaaaat?" Make a note of your answers, and at ther bottom of the quiz there's a page where you can check your answers.
1) How would an Englishman called Beauchamp pronounce his name?
a) Bow sham
b) Bee shawm
c) Bay chum
d) Beech um
2) How do locals say Magdalen College Oxford? 
a) Maudlin College Oxford
b) Mag da len College Oxford
c) Mag da layne College Oxford
d) Meg lin College Oxford
3) What's the correct pronunciation for Worcestershire?
a) Wor ses ter shyre
b) Wor ses ter sheer
c) Woos ter sheer
d) Waster shyre
4) What's the correct pronunciation for Leicester?
a) Lee ses ter
b) Lay ses ter
c) Lester
d) Leek ster
5) How should one pronounce Featherstonehaugh?
a) Feather stun haw
b) Fan shaw
c) Fay stone haw
d) Feather stone hog
6) What's the correct pronunciation for Cholmondley?
a) Chumley
b) Chol mond lee
c) Chol mond lay
d) Chaw man lay
7) How would an Englishman called Mr Marjoribanks say his name? 
a) Marj banks
b) March banks
c) Mar jori banks
d) Major banks
8) How does one pronounce Calke Abbey?
a) Cal key Abbey
b) Car key Abbey
c) Cake Abbey
d) Cork Abbey
9) What's the correct English pronounciation of Marlborough?
a) Marl burra
b) Mel bra
c) Marl boro
d) Mawl br'uh
10) What's the correct pronunciation for Leomenster?
a) Lemster
b) Lee omster
c) Leo main ster
d) Lee menster
11) What's the correct pronunciation for Ruthven?
a) Rooth ven
b) Roo ven
c) Rivven
d) Ray ban
12) What's the correct way to say Belvoir Castle? 
a) Bell ver Castle
b) Beaver Castle
c) Bell vw ar Castle
d) Bell vor Castle
Now, click on the link to check your answers, then come back and tell us how you went. Do you know any other names (English or otherwise) that confuse people because the spelling is different to the way they're locally pronounced? Are there any other English names you're not sure how to pronounce? Try them out with the wenchly community.
This was great fun! I missed 2 (#8 & #12). I only learned #2 a few weeks ago, and that was from listening to a romance novel audio tape!
This was great fun! I missed 2 (#8 & #12). I only learned #2 a few weeks ago, and that was from listening to a romance novel audio tape!
This was great fun! I missed 2 (#8 & #12). I only learned #2 a few weeks ago, and that was from listening to a romance novel audio tape!
This was great fun! I missed 2 (#8 & #12). I only learned #2 a few weeks ago, and that was from listening to a romance novel audio tape!
This was great fun! I missed 2 (#8 & #12). I only learned #2 a few weeks ago, and that was from listening to a romance novel audio tape!
I got all but 3 right, not bad for an American! Although the only reason I got the pronunciation of Magdalene College correct is I have a friend who is at Magdalene College in Cambridge. I missed Calke Abbey, Marlborough, and Belvoir Castle,
I got all but 3 right, not bad for an American! Although the only reason I got the pronunciation of Magdalene College correct is I have a friend who is at Magdalene College in Cambridge. I missed Calke Abbey, Marlborough, and Belvoir Castle,
I got all but 3 right, not bad for an American! Although the only reason I got the pronunciation of Magdalene College correct is I have a friend who is at Magdalene College in Cambridge. I missed Calke Abbey, Marlborough, and Belvoir Castle,
I got all but 3 right, not bad for an American! Although the only reason I got the pronunciation of Magdalene College correct is I have a friend who is at Magdalene College in Cambridge. I missed Calke Abbey, Marlborough, and Belvoir Castle,
I got all but 3 right, not bad for an American! Although the only reason I got the pronunciation of Magdalene College correct is I have a friend who is at Magdalene College in Cambridge. I missed Calke Abbey, Marlborough, and Belvoir Castle,
You forgot the name St. John.
You forgot the name St. John.
You forgot the name St. John.
You forgot the name St. John.
You forgot the name St. John.
I missed 3 but 1 of them was because there’s a neighbourhood in my city called Marlborough, pronounced as written. Ruthven I waffled on and landed the wrong way and Belvoir as Beaver is just messed up! The rest I knew.
I missed 3 but 1 of them was because there’s a neighbourhood in my city called Marlborough, pronounced as written. Ruthven I waffled on and landed the wrong way and Belvoir as Beaver is just messed up! The rest I knew.
I missed 3 but 1 of them was because there’s a neighbourhood in my city called Marlborough, pronounced as written. Ruthven I waffled on and landed the wrong way and Belvoir as Beaver is just messed up! The rest I knew.
I missed 3 but 1 of them was because there’s a neighbourhood in my city called Marlborough, pronounced as written. Ruthven I waffled on and landed the wrong way and Belvoir as Beaver is just messed up! The rest I knew.
I missed 3 but 1 of them was because there’s a neighbourhood in my city called Marlborough, pronounced as written. Ruthven I waffled on and landed the wrong way and Belvoir as Beaver is just messed up! The rest I knew.
I do enjoy your quizzes, Ms Gracie! I only missed #8, but a couple of the others I got by thinking “Now what’s the least likely way to say this?”
I do enjoy your quizzes, Ms Gracie! I only missed #8, but a couple of the others I got by thinking “Now what’s the least likely way to say this?”
I do enjoy your quizzes, Ms Gracie! I only missed #8, but a couple of the others I got by thinking “Now what’s the least likely way to say this?”
I do enjoy your quizzes, Ms Gracie! I only missed #8, but a couple of the others I got by thinking “Now what’s the least likely way to say this?”
I do enjoy your quizzes, Ms Gracie! I only missed #8, but a couple of the others I got by thinking “Now what’s the least likely way to say this?”
….got ’em…orl right, but had to really think about Ruthven and Belvoir … great quiz Anne 😀
….got ’em…orl right, but had to really think about Ruthven and Belvoir … great quiz Anne 😀
….got ’em…orl right, but had to really think about Ruthven and Belvoir … great quiz Anne 😀
….got ’em…orl right, but had to really think about Ruthven and Belvoir … great quiz Anne 😀
….got ’em…orl right, but had to really think about Ruthven and Belvoir … great quiz Anne 😀
Missed 7 & 11, but I got the rest correct! Yay, me!
This was fab, thanks for sharing and for helping me learn the correct pronunciations.
Missed 7 & 11, but I got the rest correct! Yay, me!
This was fab, thanks for sharing and for helping me learn the correct pronunciations.
Missed 7 & 11, but I got the rest correct! Yay, me!
This was fab, thanks for sharing and for helping me learn the correct pronunciations.
Missed 7 & 11, but I got the rest correct! Yay, me!
This was fab, thanks for sharing and for helping me learn the correct pronunciations.
Missed 7 & 11, but I got the rest correct! Yay, me!
This was fab, thanks for sharing and for helping me learn the correct pronunciations.
Sigh. Missed 7 of 12 – 1,5,7,8,9.10, and 12. And I read a LOT of romances that take place in England. 🙁
Sigh. Missed 7 of 12 – 1,5,7,8,9.10, and 12. And I read a LOT of romances that take place in England. 🙁
Sigh. Missed 7 of 12 – 1,5,7,8,9.10, and 12. And I read a LOT of romances that take place in England. 🙁
Sigh. Missed 7 of 12 – 1,5,7,8,9.10, and 12. And I read a LOT of romances that take place in England. 🙁
Sigh. Missed 7 of 12 – 1,5,7,8,9.10, and 12. And I read a LOT of romances that take place in England. 🙁
Missed Calke Abbey. The rest I had down from a lifetime of reading books set in Britain and watching shows and movies made there. Years ago on the show “Nanny and the Professor” there was a character named Cholmondley Featherstonehaugh, so I learned those early on.
Missed Calke Abbey. The rest I had down from a lifetime of reading books set in Britain and watching shows and movies made there. Years ago on the show “Nanny and the Professor” there was a character named Cholmondley Featherstonehaugh, so I learned those early on.
Missed Calke Abbey. The rest I had down from a lifetime of reading books set in Britain and watching shows and movies made there. Years ago on the show “Nanny and the Professor” there was a character named Cholmondley Featherstonehaugh, so I learned those early on.
Missed Calke Abbey. The rest I had down from a lifetime of reading books set in Britain and watching shows and movies made there. Years ago on the show “Nanny and the Professor” there was a character named Cholmondley Featherstonehaugh, so I learned those early on.
Missed Calke Abbey. The rest I had down from a lifetime of reading books set in Britain and watching shows and movies made there. Years ago on the show “Nanny and the Professor” there was a character named Cholmondley Featherstonehaugh, so I learned those early on.
I went down in flames… and I’ve been to Merry Olde a half dozen times. But Fanshaw? Really? Fanshaw? What fun!
I went down in flames… and I’ve been to Merry Olde a half dozen times. But Fanshaw? Really? Fanshaw? What fun!
I went down in flames… and I’ve been to Merry Olde a half dozen times. But Fanshaw? Really? Fanshaw? What fun!
I went down in flames… and I’ve been to Merry Olde a half dozen times. But Fanshaw? Really? Fanshaw? What fun!
I went down in flames… and I’ve been to Merry Olde a half dozen times. But Fanshaw? Really? Fanshaw? What fun!
Being a gal from the mid-west in the good ole USA. I didn’t expect to do too well – and boy, was that an understatement. I had only one right. The funny thing is that the one I had right was worcestershire, which is in reality a real tongue twister for me. I feel like I’m sneezing every time I pronounce it.
One thing that I love about my kindle is that you can tap on a word and get a definition. But I’m waiting for them to improve it and put a phonic spelling with the word.
Being a gal from the mid-west in the good ole USA. I didn’t expect to do too well – and boy, was that an understatement. I had only one right. The funny thing is that the one I had right was worcestershire, which is in reality a real tongue twister for me. I feel like I’m sneezing every time I pronounce it.
One thing that I love about my kindle is that you can tap on a word and get a definition. But I’m waiting for them to improve it and put a phonic spelling with the word.
Being a gal from the mid-west in the good ole USA. I didn’t expect to do too well – and boy, was that an understatement. I had only one right. The funny thing is that the one I had right was worcestershire, which is in reality a real tongue twister for me. I feel like I’m sneezing every time I pronounce it.
One thing that I love about my kindle is that you can tap on a word and get a definition. But I’m waiting for them to improve it and put a phonic spelling with the word.
Being a gal from the mid-west in the good ole USA. I didn’t expect to do too well – and boy, was that an understatement. I had only one right. The funny thing is that the one I had right was worcestershire, which is in reality a real tongue twister for me. I feel like I’m sneezing every time I pronounce it.
One thing that I love about my kindle is that you can tap on a word and get a definition. But I’m waiting for them to improve it and put a phonic spelling with the word.
Being a gal from the mid-west in the good ole USA. I didn’t expect to do too well – and boy, was that an understatement. I had only one right. The funny thing is that the one I had right was worcestershire, which is in reality a real tongue twister for me. I feel like I’m sneezing every time I pronounce it.
One thing that I love about my kindle is that you can tap on a word and get a definition. But I’m waiting for them to improve it and put a phonic spelling with the word.
The advantage of having lived in Massachusetts is that there are a number of places there named after ones on the list, so I knew how to say them without too much difficulty. As a Gilbert & Sullivan fan, Ruthven was also easy because there’s a character in “Ruddigore” with that name. All these advantages did not, however, lead to a perfect score, as I didn’t know Calke or Beauvoir.
The advantage of having lived in Massachusetts is that there are a number of places there named after ones on the list, so I knew how to say them without too much difficulty. As a Gilbert & Sullivan fan, Ruthven was also easy because there’s a character in “Ruddigore” with that name. All these advantages did not, however, lead to a perfect score, as I didn’t know Calke or Beauvoir.
The advantage of having lived in Massachusetts is that there are a number of places there named after ones on the list, so I knew how to say them without too much difficulty. As a Gilbert & Sullivan fan, Ruthven was also easy because there’s a character in “Ruddigore” with that name. All these advantages did not, however, lead to a perfect score, as I didn’t know Calke or Beauvoir.
The advantage of having lived in Massachusetts is that there are a number of places there named after ones on the list, so I knew how to say them without too much difficulty. As a Gilbert & Sullivan fan, Ruthven was also easy because there’s a character in “Ruddigore” with that name. All these advantages did not, however, lead to a perfect score, as I didn’t know Calke or Beauvoir.
The advantage of having lived in Massachusetts is that there are a number of places there named after ones on the list, so I knew how to say them without too much difficulty. As a Gilbert & Sullivan fan, Ruthven was also easy because there’s a character in “Ruddigore” with that name. All these advantages did not, however, lead to a perfect score, as I didn’t know Calke or Beauvoir.
What I would really love is for someone to go back to 15 years ago when I was in a theatre trivia contest (boys vs. girls) and the girls “lost” because we said that Ralph Fiennes was pronounced “Rafe” and not the Americanized “Ralph”. We were ruled incorrect, but deep down we know we were robbed and that we were right. Do you have a quiz for that so I can go on facebok and show those boys who’s boss?
What I would really love is for someone to go back to 15 years ago when I was in a theatre trivia contest (boys vs. girls) and the girls “lost” because we said that Ralph Fiennes was pronounced “Rafe” and not the Americanized “Ralph”. We were ruled incorrect, but deep down we know we were robbed and that we were right. Do you have a quiz for that so I can go on facebok and show those boys who’s boss?
What I would really love is for someone to go back to 15 years ago when I was in a theatre trivia contest (boys vs. girls) and the girls “lost” because we said that Ralph Fiennes was pronounced “Rafe” and not the Americanized “Ralph”. We were ruled incorrect, but deep down we know we were robbed and that we were right. Do you have a quiz for that so I can go on facebok and show those boys who’s boss?
What I would really love is for someone to go back to 15 years ago when I was in a theatre trivia contest (boys vs. girls) and the girls “lost” because we said that Ralph Fiennes was pronounced “Rafe” and not the Americanized “Ralph”. We were ruled incorrect, but deep down we know we were robbed and that we were right. Do you have a quiz for that so I can go on facebok and show those boys who’s boss?
What I would really love is for someone to go back to 15 years ago when I was in a theatre trivia contest (boys vs. girls) and the girls “lost” because we said that Ralph Fiennes was pronounced “Rafe” and not the Americanized “Ralph”. We were ruled incorrect, but deep down we know we were robbed and that we were right. Do you have a quiz for that so I can go on facebok and show those boys who’s boss?
That’s nuts. I got 2 right.
That’s nuts. I got 2 right.
That’s nuts. I got 2 right.
That’s nuts. I got 2 right.
That’s nuts. I got 2 right.
We don’t even need to discuss my score! [I hadn’t known you were a Melbourne native, Anne. Many (MANY) moons ago, I lived in Moorabbin as a child.]
We don’t even need to discuss my score! [I hadn’t known you were a Melbourne native, Anne. Many (MANY) moons ago, I lived in Moorabbin as a child.]
We don’t even need to discuss my score! [I hadn’t known you were a Melbourne native, Anne. Many (MANY) moons ago, I lived in Moorabbin as a child.]
We don’t even need to discuss my score! [I hadn’t known you were a Melbourne native, Anne. Many (MANY) moons ago, I lived in Moorabbin as a child.]
We don’t even need to discuss my score! [I hadn’t known you were a Melbourne native, Anne. Many (MANY) moons ago, I lived in Moorabbin as a child.]
Three wrong. Have always pronounced Ruthven as seen. If I pronounced it Rivven no one would know what I mean. I couldn’t be so poncy and be allowed to exist.
Three wrong. Have always pronounced Ruthven as seen. If I pronounced it Rivven no one would know what I mean. I couldn’t be so poncy and be allowed to exist.
Three wrong. Have always pronounced Ruthven as seen. If I pronounced it Rivven no one would know what I mean. I couldn’t be so poncy and be allowed to exist.
Three wrong. Have always pronounced Ruthven as seen. If I pronounced it Rivven no one would know what I mean. I couldn’t be so poncy and be allowed to exist.
Three wrong. Have always pronounced Ruthven as seen. If I pronounced it Rivven no one would know what I mean. I couldn’t be so poncy and be allowed to exist.
That was a tough quiz! I missed almost half of them. I’m sorry, but Beaver Castle just seems so wrong!
That was a tough quiz! I missed almost half of them. I’m sorry, but Beaver Castle just seems so wrong!
That was a tough quiz! I missed almost half of them. I’m sorry, but Beaver Castle just seems so wrong!
That was a tough quiz! I missed almost half of them. I’m sorry, but Beaver Castle just seems so wrong!
That was a tough quiz! I missed almost half of them. I’m sorry, but Beaver Castle just seems so wrong!
Woot! Scored 100%. I’m ready to move to the UK.
Woot! Scored 100%. I’m ready to move to the UK.
Woot! Scored 100%. I’m ready to move to the UK.
Woot! Scored 100%. I’m ready to move to the UK.
Woot! Scored 100%. I’m ready to move to the UK.
10 Correct. I got 8 & 9 wrong. It was a toss up between 2 answers – the right one but I chose the wrong ones.
10 Correct. I got 8 & 9 wrong. It was a toss up between 2 answers – the right one but I chose the wrong ones.
10 Correct. I got 8 & 9 wrong. It was a toss up between 2 answers – the right one but I chose the wrong ones.
10 Correct. I got 8 & 9 wrong. It was a toss up between 2 answers – the right one but I chose the wrong ones.
10 Correct. I got 8 & 9 wrong. It was a toss up between 2 answers – the right one but I chose the wrong ones.
Thanks, Melissa. Well done. But you can’t always believe audio tapes — the woman who narrated my Marry in Haste pronounced Berkeley Square as Berk -ly instead of the correct Bark-ly
Thanks, Melissa. Well done. But you can’t always believe audio tapes — the woman who narrated my Marry in Haste pronounced Berkeley Square as Berk -ly instead of the correct Bark-ly
Thanks, Melissa. Well done. But you can’t always believe audio tapes — the woman who narrated my Marry in Haste pronounced Berkeley Square as Berk -ly instead of the correct Bark-ly
Thanks, Melissa. Well done. But you can’t always believe audio tapes — the woman who narrated my Marry in Haste pronounced Berkeley Square as Berk -ly instead of the correct Bark-ly
Thanks, Melissa. Well done. But you can’t always believe audio tapes — the woman who narrated my Marry in Haste pronounced Berkeley Square as Berk -ly instead of the correct Bark-ly
Sarah, I remember pronouncing Calke Abby wrong, too, at first. Most of these names you simply have to learn.
Sarah, I remember pronouncing Calke Abby wrong, too, at first. Most of these names you simply have to learn.
Sarah, I remember pronouncing Calke Abby wrong, too, at first. Most of these names you simply have to learn.
Sarah, I remember pronouncing Calke Abby wrong, too, at first. Most of these names you simply have to learn.
Sarah, I remember pronouncing Calke Abby wrong, too, at first. Most of these names you simply have to learn.
LOL Gabi — there are lots more names I could have included.
LOL Gabi — there are lots more names I could have included.
LOL Gabi — there are lots more names I could have included.
LOL Gabi — there are lots more names I could have included.
LOL Gabi — there are lots more names I could have included.
Yes, it does get tricky when the name moves to colonial parts. We have a few like that here, too.
Yes, it does get tricky when the name moves to colonial parts. We have a few like that here, too.
Yes, it does get tricky when the name moves to colonial parts. We have a few like that here, too.
Yes, it does get tricky when the name moves to colonial parts. We have a few like that here, too.
Yes, it does get tricky when the name moves to colonial parts. We have a few like that here, too.
Thanks, Lillian — I enjoy making them up, too. Well done.
Thanks, Lillian — I enjoy making them up, too. Well done.
Thanks, Lillian — I enjoy making them up, too. Well done.
Thanks, Lillian — I enjoy making them up, too. Well done.
Thanks, Lillian — I enjoy making them up, too. Well done.
Thanks, Teresa. I was planning to make up another quiz for December, but haven’t decided on a topic yet.
Thanks, Teresa. I was planning to make up another quiz for December, but haven’t decided on a topic yet.
Thanks, Teresa. I was planning to make up another quiz for December, but haven’t decided on a topic yet.
Thanks, Teresa. I was planning to make up another quiz for December, but haven’t decided on a topic yet.
Thanks, Teresa. I was planning to make up another quiz for December, but haven’t decided on a topic yet.
Thanks, Darlene. Yes, it’s a fun way to learn the names, isn’t it?
Thanks, Darlene. Yes, it’s a fun way to learn the names, isn’t it?
Thanks, Darlene. Yes, it’s a fun way to learn the names, isn’t it?
Thanks, Darlene. Yes, it’s a fun way to learn the names, isn’t it?
Thanks, Darlene. Yes, it’s a fun way to learn the names, isn’t it?
Ah but Becky, reading isn’t knowing how to pronounce, not unless you listen to audio books —and the narrator gets the pronunciation correct. All of these names are tricky.
Ah but Becky, reading isn’t knowing how to pronounce, not unless you listen to audio books —and the narrator gets the pronunciation correct. All of these names are tricky.
Ah but Becky, reading isn’t knowing how to pronounce, not unless you listen to audio books —and the narrator gets the pronunciation correct. All of these names are tricky.
Ah but Becky, reading isn’t knowing how to pronounce, not unless you listen to audio books —and the narrator gets the pronunciation correct. All of these names are tricky.
Ah but Becky, reading isn’t knowing how to pronounce, not unless you listen to audio books —and the narrator gets the pronunciation correct. All of these names are tricky.
And who says watching TV is a waste of time? *g* Well done, Cynthia.
And who says watching TV is a waste of time? *g* Well done, Cynthia.
And who says watching TV is a waste of time? *g* Well done, Cynthia.
And who says watching TV is a waste of time? *g* Well done, Cynthia.
And who says watching TV is a waste of time? *g* Well done, Cynthia.
Yes, delightfully silly isn’t it, Grace. GFlad you enjoyed playing. Thanks for dropping by.
Yes, delightfully silly isn’t it, Grace. GFlad you enjoyed playing. Thanks for dropping by.
Yes, delightfully silly isn’t it, Grace. GFlad you enjoyed playing. Thanks for dropping by.
Yes, delightfully silly isn’t it, Grace. GFlad you enjoyed playing. Thanks for dropping by.
Yes, delightfully silly isn’t it, Grace. GFlad you enjoyed playing. Thanks for dropping by.
Mary, even if kindle included an audio feature or a phonetic spelling, chances are a lot of the names wouldn’t be pronounced the English way anyway.
Mary, even if kindle included an audio feature or a phonetic spelling, chances are a lot of the names wouldn’t be pronounced the English way anyway.
Mary, even if kindle included an audio feature or a phonetic spelling, chances are a lot of the names wouldn’t be pronounced the English way anyway.
Mary, even if kindle included an audio feature or a phonetic spelling, chances are a lot of the names wouldn’t be pronounced the English way anyway.
Mary, even if kindle included an audio feature or a phonetic spelling, chances are a lot of the names wouldn’t be pronounced the English way anyway.
Aha, the NE connection with a dash of G&S — can’t beat it. And really, they’re all counter-intuitive.
Aha, the NE connection with a dash of G&S — can’t beat it. And really, they’re all counter-intuitive.
Aha, the NE connection with a dash of G&S — can’t beat it. And really, they’re all counter-intuitive.
Aha, the NE connection with a dash of G&S — can’t beat it. And really, they’re all counter-intuitive.
Aha, the NE connection with a dash of G&S — can’t beat it. And really, they’re all counter-intuitive.
LOL Rachel — yes, you were robbed! I think those boys need to *meet *Ralph Fiennes.
LOL Rachel — yes, you were robbed! I think those boys need to *meet *Ralph Fiennes.
LOL Rachel — yes, you were robbed! I think those boys need to *meet *Ralph Fiennes.
LOL Rachel — yes, you were robbed! I think those boys need to *meet *Ralph Fiennes.
LOL Rachel — yes, you were robbed! I think those boys need to *meet *Ralph Fiennes.
It is nuts, Susan — that’s the point. *g*
It is nuts, Susan — that’s the point. *g*
It is nuts, Susan — that’s the point. *g*
It is nuts, Susan — that’s the point. *g*
It is nuts, Susan — that’s the point. *g*
We moved around a lot when I was a kid, Kareni, but I did my last few years of school and all my university years here, and have lived in Melbourne ever since. BTW my mum’s uncle was the mayor of Moorabbin at one stage.
We moved around a lot when I was a kid, Kareni, but I did my last few years of school and all my university years here, and have lived in Melbourne ever since. BTW my mum’s uncle was the mayor of Moorabbin at one stage.
We moved around a lot when I was a kid, Kareni, but I did my last few years of school and all my university years here, and have lived in Melbourne ever since. BTW my mum’s uncle was the mayor of Moorabbin at one stage.
We moved around a lot when I was a kid, Kareni, but I did my last few years of school and all my university years here, and have lived in Melbourne ever since. BTW my mum’s uncle was the mayor of Moorabbin at one stage.
We moved around a lot when I was a kid, Kareni, but I did my last few years of school and all my university years here, and have lived in Melbourne ever since. BTW my mum’s uncle was the mayor of Moorabbin at one stage.
Yes, that’s the trouble, isn’t it, Virginia — knowing when correctness is correct and when it’s going to sound pretentious. We have a Ruthven Station near my former workplace, and I suppose it’s called Roothven.
Yes, that’s the trouble, isn’t it, Virginia — knowing when correctness is correct and when it’s going to sound pretentious. We have a Ruthven Station near my former workplace, and I suppose it’s called Roothven.
Yes, that’s the trouble, isn’t it, Virginia — knowing when correctness is correct and when it’s going to sound pretentious. We have a Ruthven Station near my former workplace, and I suppose it’s called Roothven.
Yes, that’s the trouble, isn’t it, Virginia — knowing when correctness is correct and when it’s going to sound pretentious. We have a Ruthven Station near my former workplace, and I suppose it’s called Roothven.
Yes, that’s the trouble, isn’t it, Virginia — knowing when correctness is correct and when it’s going to sound pretentious. We have a Ruthven Station near my former workplace, and I suppose it’s called Roothven.
I’m with you, Karin — we had a school magazine at one place I was at and it was called Belvoir – pronounced Bell vwah. But the wrongness/ silliness is what makes it fun.
I’m with you, Karin — we had a school magazine at one place I was at and it was called Belvoir – pronounced Bell vwah. But the wrongness/ silliness is what makes it fun.
I’m with you, Karin — we had a school magazine at one place I was at and it was called Belvoir – pronounced Bell vwah. But the wrongness/ silliness is what makes it fun.
I’m with you, Karin — we had a school magazine at one place I was at and it was called Belvoir – pronounced Bell vwah. But the wrongness/ silliness is what makes it fun.
I’m with you, Karin — we had a school magazine at one place I was at and it was called Belvoir – pronounced Bell vwah. But the wrongness/ silliness is what makes it fun.
Clever you, Judy! Collect your Union Jack, pass Go, do not stop in the jail (or gaol)
Clever you, Judy! Collect your Union Jack, pass Go, do not stop in the jail (or gaol)
Clever you, Judy! Collect your Union Jack, pass Go, do not stop in the jail (or gaol)
Clever you, Judy! Collect your Union Jack, pass Go, do not stop in the jail (or gaol)
Clever you, Judy! Collect your Union Jack, pass Go, do not stop in the jail (or gaol)
Well done, Carol. Really, there’s no way to know most of these without someone having told you at some point.
Well done, Carol. Really, there’s no way to know most of these without someone having told you at some point.
Well done, Carol. Really, there’s no way to know most of these without someone having told you at some point.
Well done, Carol. Really, there’s no way to know most of these without someone having told you at some point.
Well done, Carol. Really, there’s no way to know most of these without someone having told you at some point.
Yes, that’s a good one that causes a lot of confusion!
Yes, that’s a good one that causes a lot of confusion!
Yes, that’s a good one that causes a lot of confusion!
Yes, that’s a good one that causes a lot of confusion!
Yes, that’s a good one that causes a lot of confusion!
Brilliant, Anne! Such fun and as a Brit I still had to think hard about Ruthven. Some people over here are real sticklers for getting these things correct. I remember a lady on one of my Ashdown tours correcting me when I referred to the Villiers family as Vil-e-ers and she said snootily “actually it’s pronounced villas.” Okay!
Brilliant, Anne! Such fun and as a Brit I still had to think hard about Ruthven. Some people over here are real sticklers for getting these things correct. I remember a lady on one of my Ashdown tours correcting me when I referred to the Villiers family as Vil-e-ers and she said snootily “actually it’s pronounced villas.” Okay!
Brilliant, Anne! Such fun and as a Brit I still had to think hard about Ruthven. Some people over here are real sticklers for getting these things correct. I remember a lady on one of my Ashdown tours correcting me when I referred to the Villiers family as Vil-e-ers and she said snootily “actually it’s pronounced villas.” Okay!
Brilliant, Anne! Such fun and as a Brit I still had to think hard about Ruthven. Some people over here are real sticklers for getting these things correct. I remember a lady on one of my Ashdown tours correcting me when I referred to the Villiers family as Vil-e-ers and she said snootily “actually it’s pronounced villas.” Okay!
Brilliant, Anne! Such fun and as a Brit I still had to think hard about Ruthven. Some people over here are real sticklers for getting these things correct. I remember a lady on one of my Ashdown tours correcting me when I referred to the Villiers family as Vil-e-ers and she said snootily “actually it’s pronounced villas.” Okay!
Great story Nicola. I find it amusing that some lovely elegant names are “ordinaryized” — and that it’s a cause for put-downery. Villas indeed!
Great story Nicola. I find it amusing that some lovely elegant names are “ordinaryized” — and that it’s a cause for put-downery. Villas indeed!
Great story Nicola. I find it amusing that some lovely elegant names are “ordinaryized” — and that it’s a cause for put-downery. Villas indeed!
Great story Nicola. I find it amusing that some lovely elegant names are “ordinaryized” — and that it’s a cause for put-downery. Villas indeed!
Great story Nicola. I find it amusing that some lovely elegant names are “ordinaryized” — and that it’s a cause for put-downery. Villas indeed!
The only one I knew I would get right was Ruthven. The Richard Jury mystery series has a butler named Ruthven and his name provides comic relief when pronounced by Aunt Agatha, an American. Great quiz!
The only one I knew I would get right was Ruthven. The Richard Jury mystery series has a butler named Ruthven and his name provides comic relief when pronounced by Aunt Agatha, an American. Great quiz!
The only one I knew I would get right was Ruthven. The Richard Jury mystery series has a butler named Ruthven and his name provides comic relief when pronounced by Aunt Agatha, an American. Great quiz!
The only one I knew I would get right was Ruthven. The Richard Jury mystery series has a butler named Ruthven and his name provides comic relief when pronounced by Aunt Agatha, an American. Great quiz!
The only one I knew I would get right was Ruthven. The Richard Jury mystery series has a butler named Ruthven and his name provides comic relief when pronounced by Aunt Agatha, an American. Great quiz!
What fun. I got most of them right. Place names in Maine in the US can be a challenge, too. We have our own way of pronouncing Calais, Madrid, Avon, and Vienna. And of course, Bangor (it’s Ban-gore, despite what you might hear in the song “King of the Road”
What fun. I got most of them right. Place names in Maine in the US can be a challenge, too. We have our own way of pronouncing Calais, Madrid, Avon, and Vienna. And of course, Bangor (it’s Ban-gore, despite what you might hear in the song “King of the Road”
What fun. I got most of them right. Place names in Maine in the US can be a challenge, too. We have our own way of pronouncing Calais, Madrid, Avon, and Vienna. And of course, Bangor (it’s Ban-gore, despite what you might hear in the song “King of the Road”
What fun. I got most of them right. Place names in Maine in the US can be a challenge, too. We have our own way of pronouncing Calais, Madrid, Avon, and Vienna. And of course, Bangor (it’s Ban-gore, despite what you might hear in the song “King of the Road”
What fun. I got most of them right. Place names in Maine in the US can be a challenge, too. We have our own way of pronouncing Calais, Madrid, Avon, and Vienna. And of course, Bangor (it’s Ban-gore, despite what you might hear in the song “King of the Road”
I knew all of those. The consequences of mashing up several languages over a millennium.
I knew all of those. The consequences of mashing up several languages over a millennium.
I knew all of those. The consequences of mashing up several languages over a millennium.
I knew all of those. The consequences of mashing up several languages over a millennium.
I knew all of those. The consequences of mashing up several languages over a millennium.
lol – People in the UK struggle, too. I lived and worked in Holborn in London for a few years, and even most Londoners had no idea about the pronunciation of “Holborn” and “Aldwych”!
It’s a really regional thing…
lol – People in the UK struggle, too. I lived and worked in Holborn in London for a few years, and even most Londoners had no idea about the pronunciation of “Holborn” and “Aldwych”!
It’s a really regional thing…
lol – People in the UK struggle, too. I lived and worked in Holborn in London for a few years, and even most Londoners had no idea about the pronunciation of “Holborn” and “Aldwych”!
It’s a really regional thing…
lol – People in the UK struggle, too. I lived and worked in Holborn in London for a few years, and even most Londoners had no idea about the pronunciation of “Holborn” and “Aldwych”!
It’s a really regional thing…
lol – People in the UK struggle, too. I lived and worked in Holborn in London for a few years, and even most Londoners had no idea about the pronunciation of “Holborn” and “Aldwych”!
It’s a really regional thing…
I did well until the last 3. Regional pronunications are a way of saying, “You ain’t from ’round here, er ya?” I live in Texas and we have our own way of pronouncing many common place names. For example, Hebron, named for a place in Israel. Most would say Heh-bron. We say Hee-brun.
I did well until the last 3. Regional pronunications are a way of saying, “You ain’t from ’round here, er ya?” I live in Texas and we have our own way of pronouncing many common place names. For example, Hebron, named for a place in Israel. Most would say Heh-bron. We say Hee-brun.
I did well until the last 3. Regional pronunications are a way of saying, “You ain’t from ’round here, er ya?” I live in Texas and we have our own way of pronouncing many common place names. For example, Hebron, named for a place in Israel. Most would say Heh-bron. We say Hee-brun.
I did well until the last 3. Regional pronunications are a way of saying, “You ain’t from ’round here, er ya?” I live in Texas and we have our own way of pronouncing many common place names. For example, Hebron, named for a place in Israel. Most would say Heh-bron. We say Hee-brun.
I did well until the last 3. Regional pronunications are a way of saying, “You ain’t from ’round here, er ya?” I live in Texas and we have our own way of pronouncing many common place names. For example, Hebron, named for a place in Israel. Most would say Heh-bron. We say Hee-brun.
Well, 50% is not the end of the world I presume…LOL 6 right and 6 wrong. I knew before I started that I had an upward climb and actually pleased myself with what I DID know. 🙂
Well, 50% is not the end of the world I presume…LOL 6 right and 6 wrong. I knew before I started that I had an upward climb and actually pleased myself with what I DID know. 🙂
Well, 50% is not the end of the world I presume…LOL 6 right and 6 wrong. I knew before I started that I had an upward climb and actually pleased myself with what I DID know. 🙂
Well, 50% is not the end of the world I presume…LOL 6 right and 6 wrong. I knew before I started that I had an upward climb and actually pleased myself with what I DID know. 🙂
Well, 50% is not the end of the world I presume…LOL 6 right and 6 wrong. I knew before I started that I had an upward climb and actually pleased myself with what I DID know. 🙂
I’m in Oklahoma. We have a Miami here. My-am-ee is Florida…My-am-uh is Oklahoma. LOL Along with so many others. We also have so many towns/cities with names that I don’t think ANYONE knows for sure how they are pronounced correctly. We just all go with whatever we’re used to. Sapulpa, Dewar, Wapanucka, Checotah, Eufaula…etc. LOL
I’m in Oklahoma. We have a Miami here. My-am-ee is Florida…My-am-uh is Oklahoma. LOL Along with so many others. We also have so many towns/cities with names that I don’t think ANYONE knows for sure how they are pronounced correctly. We just all go with whatever we’re used to. Sapulpa, Dewar, Wapanucka, Checotah, Eufaula…etc. LOL
I’m in Oklahoma. We have a Miami here. My-am-ee is Florida…My-am-uh is Oklahoma. LOL Along with so many others. We also have so many towns/cities with names that I don’t think ANYONE knows for sure how they are pronounced correctly. We just all go with whatever we’re used to. Sapulpa, Dewar, Wapanucka, Checotah, Eufaula…etc. LOL
I’m in Oklahoma. We have a Miami here. My-am-ee is Florida…My-am-uh is Oklahoma. LOL Along with so many others. We also have so many towns/cities with names that I don’t think ANYONE knows for sure how they are pronounced correctly. We just all go with whatever we’re used to. Sapulpa, Dewar, Wapanucka, Checotah, Eufaula…etc. LOL
I’m in Oklahoma. We have a Miami here. My-am-ee is Florida…My-am-uh is Oklahoma. LOL Along with so many others. We also have so many towns/cities with names that I don’t think ANYONE knows for sure how they are pronounced correctly. We just all go with whatever we’re used to. Sapulpa, Dewar, Wapanucka, Checotah, Eufaula…etc. LOL
I did fairly well, but didn’t try to keep score. I was taught to pronounce Worcestershire correctly because that’s the way I was taught to pronounce the cooking ingredient (sauce).
There is a fictional character I would dearly love to pronounce correctly. Even now that she has her own book, Stephanie Laurens hasn’t told us how to pronounce Osbaldstone! I am only positive it is NOT Oz-bald-stone (as any English speaker would, if unprepared for quirks) and am guessing that the final syllable is stun.
I did fairly well, but didn’t try to keep score. I was taught to pronounce Worcestershire correctly because that’s the way I was taught to pronounce the cooking ingredient (sauce).
There is a fictional character I would dearly love to pronounce correctly. Even now that she has her own book, Stephanie Laurens hasn’t told us how to pronounce Osbaldstone! I am only positive it is NOT Oz-bald-stone (as any English speaker would, if unprepared for quirks) and am guessing that the final syllable is stun.
I did fairly well, but didn’t try to keep score. I was taught to pronounce Worcestershire correctly because that’s the way I was taught to pronounce the cooking ingredient (sauce).
There is a fictional character I would dearly love to pronounce correctly. Even now that she has her own book, Stephanie Laurens hasn’t told us how to pronounce Osbaldstone! I am only positive it is NOT Oz-bald-stone (as any English speaker would, if unprepared for quirks) and am guessing that the final syllable is stun.
I did fairly well, but didn’t try to keep score. I was taught to pronounce Worcestershire correctly because that’s the way I was taught to pronounce the cooking ingredient (sauce).
There is a fictional character I would dearly love to pronounce correctly. Even now that she has her own book, Stephanie Laurens hasn’t told us how to pronounce Osbaldstone! I am only positive it is NOT Oz-bald-stone (as any English speaker would, if unprepared for quirks) and am guessing that the final syllable is stun.
I did fairly well, but didn’t try to keep score. I was taught to pronounce Worcestershire correctly because that’s the way I was taught to pronounce the cooking ingredient (sauce).
There is a fictional character I would dearly love to pronounce correctly. Even now that she has her own book, Stephanie Laurens hasn’t told us how to pronounce Osbaldstone! I am only positive it is NOT Oz-bald-stone (as any English speaker would, if unprepared for quirks) and am guessing that the final syllable is stun.
OK – it is obvious that though I was born in the United States, English must be a second or third of 300th language for me.
This was fun and I thank you for the quiz.
OK – it is obvious that though I was born in the United States, English must be a second or third of 300th language for me.
This was fun and I thank you for the quiz.
OK – it is obvious that though I was born in the United States, English must be a second or third of 300th language for me.
This was fun and I thank you for the quiz.
OK – it is obvious that though I was born in the United States, English must be a second or third of 300th language for me.
This was fun and I thank you for the quiz.
OK – it is obvious that though I was born in the United States, English must be a second or third of 300th language for me.
This was fun and I thank you for the quiz.
Got two wrong-7 and 8. Good old abbey. I now live in UK not too far from Belvoir Castle so that was easy. Short tour guide explanation: Anglo-Saxons either couldn’t prounce Norman names or deliberately mangled them. Here’s my two Great Stukeley and Alconbury. They’re within 5 miles of each other. As for Shrewsbury, I followed a BMH FB thread on its pronunciation: more than one hundred posts with two different local pronunciations competing. Also Bath. Some northerners will pronounce it the American way which confuses me to no end.
Got two wrong-7 and 8. Good old abbey. I now live in UK not too far from Belvoir Castle so that was easy. Short tour guide explanation: Anglo-Saxons either couldn’t prounce Norman names or deliberately mangled them. Here’s my two Great Stukeley and Alconbury. They’re within 5 miles of each other. As for Shrewsbury, I followed a BMH FB thread on its pronunciation: more than one hundred posts with two different local pronunciations competing. Also Bath. Some northerners will pronounce it the American way which confuses me to no end.
Got two wrong-7 and 8. Good old abbey. I now live in UK not too far from Belvoir Castle so that was easy. Short tour guide explanation: Anglo-Saxons either couldn’t prounce Norman names or deliberately mangled them. Here’s my two Great Stukeley and Alconbury. They’re within 5 miles of each other. As for Shrewsbury, I followed a BMH FB thread on its pronunciation: more than one hundred posts with two different local pronunciations competing. Also Bath. Some northerners will pronounce it the American way which confuses me to no end.
Got two wrong-7 and 8. Good old abbey. I now live in UK not too far from Belvoir Castle so that was easy. Short tour guide explanation: Anglo-Saxons either couldn’t prounce Norman names or deliberately mangled them. Here’s my two Great Stukeley and Alconbury. They’re within 5 miles of each other. As for Shrewsbury, I followed a BMH FB thread on its pronunciation: more than one hundred posts with two different local pronunciations competing. Also Bath. Some northerners will pronounce it the American way which confuses me to no end.
Got two wrong-7 and 8. Good old abbey. I now live in UK not too far from Belvoir Castle so that was easy. Short tour guide explanation: Anglo-Saxons either couldn’t prounce Norman names or deliberately mangled them. Here’s my two Great Stukeley and Alconbury. They’re within 5 miles of each other. As for Shrewsbury, I followed a BMH FB thread on its pronunciation: more than one hundred posts with two different local pronunciations competing. Also Bath. Some northerners will pronounce it the American way which confuses me to no end.
Bath — American way? Our Welsh speaking tour guide said what I’d expect, so either it’s also the Welsh way OR he tailored his speech to his mostly U. S. clients.
Bath — American way? Our Welsh speaking tour guide said what I’d expect, so either it’s also the Welsh way OR he tailored his speech to his mostly U. S. clients.
Bath — American way? Our Welsh speaking tour guide said what I’d expect, so either it’s also the Welsh way OR he tailored his speech to his mostly U. S. clients.
Bath — American way? Our Welsh speaking tour guide said what I’d expect, so either it’s also the Welsh way OR he tailored his speech to his mostly U. S. clients.
Bath — American way? Our Welsh speaking tour guide said what I’d expect, so either it’s also the Welsh way OR he tailored his speech to his mostly U. S. clients.
Indeed, Sonya — I know about Holborn (pronounced Ho b’n) but Aldwych, I would pronounce a bit like Old wich – the Ald being not quite “old” but more like the sound in all.
Indeed, Sonya — I know about Holborn (pronounced Ho b’n) but Aldwych, I would pronounce a bit like Old wich – the Ald being not quite “old” but more like the sound in all.
Indeed, Sonya — I know about Holborn (pronounced Ho b’n) but Aldwych, I would pronounce a bit like Old wich – the Ald being not quite “old” but more like the sound in all.
Indeed, Sonya — I know about Holborn (pronounced Ho b’n) but Aldwych, I would pronounce a bit like Old wich – the Ald being not quite “old” but more like the sound in all.
Indeed, Sonya — I know about Holborn (pronounced Ho b’n) but Aldwych, I would pronounce a bit like Old wich – the Ald being not quite “old” but more like the sound in all.
Thanks, Gail — I’ve never seen that TV series. Sounds like fun.
Thanks, Gail — I’ve never seen that TV series. Sounds like fun.
Thanks, Gail — I’ve never seen that TV series. Sounds like fun.
Thanks, Gail — I’ve never seen that TV series. Sounds like fun.
Thanks, Gail — I’ve never seen that TV series. Sounds like fun.
Kathy that reminds me of the first time I visited new Orleans. It was Saturday night, 14th July (Bastille Day) and I’d been wandering along Bourbon St enjoying the sights and music until the wee small hours (My body was still in Australian time, so I was wide awake)
Eventually it was time to go back to my hotel, and I asked a mounted policeman the way to Decatur st — using my best French accent to pronounce Decatur. It took me a few goes to get him to understand. “Oh you mean d’cater st” — it rhymed with gator)
But now enquiring minds need to know — how do you pronounce Calais, Madrid, Avon, and Vienna in your neck of the woods?
Kathy that reminds me of the first time I visited new Orleans. It was Saturday night, 14th July (Bastille Day) and I’d been wandering along Bourbon St enjoying the sights and music until the wee small hours (My body was still in Australian time, so I was wide awake)
Eventually it was time to go back to my hotel, and I asked a mounted policeman the way to Decatur st — using my best French accent to pronounce Decatur. It took me a few goes to get him to understand. “Oh you mean d’cater st” — it rhymed with gator)
But now enquiring minds need to know — how do you pronounce Calais, Madrid, Avon, and Vienna in your neck of the woods?
Kathy that reminds me of the first time I visited new Orleans. It was Saturday night, 14th July (Bastille Day) and I’d been wandering along Bourbon St enjoying the sights and music until the wee small hours (My body was still in Australian time, so I was wide awake)
Eventually it was time to go back to my hotel, and I asked a mounted policeman the way to Decatur st — using my best French accent to pronounce Decatur. It took me a few goes to get him to understand. “Oh you mean d’cater st” — it rhymed with gator)
But now enquiring minds need to know — how do you pronounce Calais, Madrid, Avon, and Vienna in your neck of the woods?
Kathy that reminds me of the first time I visited new Orleans. It was Saturday night, 14th July (Bastille Day) and I’d been wandering along Bourbon St enjoying the sights and music until the wee small hours (My body was still in Australian time, so I was wide awake)
Eventually it was time to go back to my hotel, and I asked a mounted policeman the way to Decatur st — using my best French accent to pronounce Decatur. It took me a few goes to get him to understand. “Oh you mean d’cater st” — it rhymed with gator)
But now enquiring minds need to know — how do you pronounce Calais, Madrid, Avon, and Vienna in your neck of the woods?
Kathy that reminds me of the first time I visited new Orleans. It was Saturday night, 14th July (Bastille Day) and I’d been wandering along Bourbon St enjoying the sights and music until the wee small hours (My body was still in Australian time, so I was wide awake)
Eventually it was time to go back to my hotel, and I asked a mounted policeman the way to Decatur st — using my best French accent to pronounce Decatur. It took me a few goes to get him to understand. “Oh you mean d’cater st” — it rhymed with gator)
But now enquiring minds need to know — how do you pronounce Calais, Madrid, Avon, and Vienna in your neck of the woods?
Well done Elizabeth
Well done Elizabeth
Well done Elizabeth
Well done Elizabeth
Well done Elizabeth
Yes, Kathy, regional pronunciation does indeed work yo show the outsider their place — as do these English names. I would never have guessed Hee brun.
Yes, Kathy, regional pronunciation does indeed work yo show the outsider their place — as do these English names. I would never have guessed Hee brun.
Yes, Kathy, regional pronunciation does indeed work yo show the outsider their place — as do these English names. I would never have guessed Hee brun.
Yes, Kathy, regional pronunciation does indeed work yo show the outsider their place — as do these English names. I would never have guessed Hee brun.
Yes, Kathy, regional pronunciation does indeed work yo show the outsider their place — as do these English names. I would never have guessed Hee brun.
Well done, Stephanie — the thing about these names is there is no way to know how to pronounce them unless someone has told you.
Well done, Stephanie — the thing about these names is there is no way to know how to pronounce them unless someone has told you.
Well done, Stephanie — the thing about these names is there is no way to know how to pronounce them unless someone has told you.
Well done, Stephanie — the thing about these names is there is no way to know how to pronounce them unless someone has told you.
Well done, Stephanie — the thing about these names is there is no way to know how to pronounce them unless someone has told you.
Sue, I grew up with Worcestershire sauce, too. As for Osbaldstone, I’ll ask Stephanie for you. But you’d be right about the “stun” or “st’n” ending. English (and Australians) rarely pronounce any “stone” suffix like stone-as-in -rock. It’s almost always st’n.
Sue, I grew up with Worcestershire sauce, too. As for Osbaldstone, I’ll ask Stephanie for you. But you’d be right about the “stun” or “st’n” ending. English (and Australians) rarely pronounce any “stone” suffix like stone-as-in -rock. It’s almost always st’n.
Sue, I grew up with Worcestershire sauce, too. As for Osbaldstone, I’ll ask Stephanie for you. But you’d be right about the “stun” or “st’n” ending. English (and Australians) rarely pronounce any “stone” suffix like stone-as-in -rock. It’s almost always st’n.
Sue, I grew up with Worcestershire sauce, too. As for Osbaldstone, I’ll ask Stephanie for you. But you’d be right about the “stun” or “st’n” ending. English (and Australians) rarely pronounce any “stone” suffix like stone-as-in -rock. It’s almost always st’n.
Sue, I grew up with Worcestershire sauce, too. As for Osbaldstone, I’ll ask Stephanie for you. But you’d be right about the “stun” or “st’n” ending. English (and Australians) rarely pronounce any “stone” suffix like stone-as-in -rock. It’s almost always st’n.
Yay Annette! Well done
Yay Annette! Well done
Yay Annette! Well done
Yay Annette! Well done
Yay Annette! Well done
Thanks for that explanation, Shannon. As for Shrewsbury, I’ve heard a few variations myself. And Bath can have the long a or the short one, Bath to rhyme with math. I’m the long a – to rhyme with path and hearth. Ah, English — I love its quirks and idiosyncrasies.
Thanks for that explanation, Shannon. As for Shrewsbury, I’ve heard a few variations myself. And Bath can have the long a or the short one, Bath to rhyme with math. I’m the long a – to rhyme with path and hearth. Ah, English — I love its quirks and idiosyncrasies.
Thanks for that explanation, Shannon. As for Shrewsbury, I’ve heard a few variations myself. And Bath can have the long a or the short one, Bath to rhyme with math. I’m the long a – to rhyme with path and hearth. Ah, English — I love its quirks and idiosyncrasies.
Thanks for that explanation, Shannon. As for Shrewsbury, I’ve heard a few variations myself. And Bath can have the long a or the short one, Bath to rhyme with math. I’m the long a – to rhyme with path and hearth. Ah, English — I love its quirks and idiosyncrasies.
Thanks for that explanation, Shannon. As for Shrewsbury, I’ve heard a few variations myself. And Bath can have the long a or the short one, Bath to rhyme with math. I’m the long a – to rhyme with path and hearth. Ah, English — I love its quirks and idiosyncrasies.
I only missed one! Number 8, the only one I wasn’t already familiar with. That was fun.
I only missed one! Number 8, the only one I wasn’t already familiar with. That was fun.
I only missed one! Number 8, the only one I wasn’t already familiar with. That was fun.
I only missed one! Number 8, the only one I wasn’t already familiar with. That was fun.
I only missed one! Number 8, the only one I wasn’t already familiar with. That was fun.
Missed #12 but only because I don’t remember ever hearing my Veddy Brrrrrritish Grandmother speak of it.
Hello! Yes, still kicking. Just…not commenting much but I read everything on the blog!
Missed #12 but only because I don’t remember ever hearing my Veddy Brrrrrritish Grandmother speak of it.
Hello! Yes, still kicking. Just…not commenting much but I read everything on the blog!
Missed #12 but only because I don’t remember ever hearing my Veddy Brrrrrritish Grandmother speak of it.
Hello! Yes, still kicking. Just…not commenting much but I read everything on the blog!
Missed #12 but only because I don’t remember ever hearing my Veddy Brrrrrritish Grandmother speak of it.
Hello! Yes, still kicking. Just…not commenting much but I read everything on the blog!
Missed #12 but only because I don’t remember ever hearing my Veddy Brrrrrritish Grandmother speak of it.
Hello! Yes, still kicking. Just…not commenting much but I read everything on the blog!
Calus with accent on the first syllable
Vienna and Madrid have the accent on the first syllable
Avon has a long a and the accent on the second syllable
And then, of course, we have Madawaska, Norridgewock, Damariscotta, and the Skidompha Library for tongue twisters.
Calus with accent on the first syllable
Vienna and Madrid have the accent on the first syllable
Avon has a long a and the accent on the second syllable
And then, of course, we have Madawaska, Norridgewock, Damariscotta, and the Skidompha Library for tongue twisters.
Calus with accent on the first syllable
Vienna and Madrid have the accent on the first syllable
Avon has a long a and the accent on the second syllable
And then, of course, we have Madawaska, Norridgewock, Damariscotta, and the Skidompha Library for tongue twisters.
Calus with accent on the first syllable
Vienna and Madrid have the accent on the first syllable
Avon has a long a and the accent on the second syllable
And then, of course, we have Madawaska, Norridgewock, Damariscotta, and the Skidompha Library for tongue twisters.
Calus with accent on the first syllable
Vienna and Madrid have the accent on the first syllable
Avon has a long a and the accent on the second syllable
And then, of course, we have Madawaska, Norridgewock, Damariscotta, and the Skidompha Library for tongue twisters.
Actually it’s a series of books by Martha Grimes.
Actually it’s a series of books by Martha Grimes.
Actually it’s a series of books by Martha Grimes.
Actually it’s a series of books by Martha Grimes.
Actually it’s a series of books by Martha Grimes.
When I’m in London or Bath, its Baaath, with a long baaa and a very short, soft th. But I get to northern Derbyshire or parts north, it’s pronounced Bath, rhyming with math. As for Wales, we never got beyond discussing where to go in Wales, so the subject of English towns or cities didn’t come up.
When I’m in London or Bath, its Baaath, with a long baaa and a very short, soft th. But I get to northern Derbyshire or parts north, it’s pronounced Bath, rhyming with math. As for Wales, we never got beyond discussing where to go in Wales, so the subject of English towns or cities didn’t come up.
When I’m in London or Bath, its Baaath, with a long baaa and a very short, soft th. But I get to northern Derbyshire or parts north, it’s pronounced Bath, rhyming with math. As for Wales, we never got beyond discussing where to go in Wales, so the subject of English towns or cities didn’t come up.
When I’m in London or Bath, its Baaath, with a long baaa and a very short, soft th. But I get to northern Derbyshire or parts north, it’s pronounced Bath, rhyming with math. As for Wales, we never got beyond discussing where to go in Wales, so the subject of English towns or cities didn’t come up.
When I’m in London or Bath, its Baaath, with a long baaa and a very short, soft th. But I get to northern Derbyshire or parts north, it’s pronounced Bath, rhyming with math. As for Wales, we never got beyond discussing where to go in Wales, so the subject of English towns or cities didn’t come up.
I did terrible!! I thought they spoke English across the pond!! lol
I did terrible!! I thought they spoke English across the pond!! lol
I did terrible!! I thought they spoke English across the pond!! lol
I did terrible!! I thought they spoke English across the pond!! lol
I did terrible!! I thought they spoke English across the pond!! lol
Oh lovely — I might chase them up. I remember reading some of her books that were all named after old English inns — but I haven’t read her for ages. I assumed they’d been made into a TV series.
Oh lovely — I might chase them up. I remember reading some of her books that were all named after old English inns — but I haven’t read her for ages. I assumed they’d been made into a TV series.
Oh lovely — I might chase them up. I remember reading some of her books that were all named after old English inns — but I haven’t read her for ages. I assumed they’d been made into a TV series.
Oh lovely — I might chase them up. I remember reading some of her books that were all named after old English inns — but I haven’t read her for ages. I assumed they’d been made into a TV series.
Oh lovely — I might chase them up. I remember reading some of her books that were all named after old English inns — but I haven’t read her for ages. I assumed they’d been made into a TV series.
Glad you enjoyed it, Jane
Glad you enjoyed it, Jane
Glad you enjoyed it, Jane
Glad you enjoyed it, Jane
Glad you enjoyed it, Jane
Nice to see you here, Theo. Well done on the quiz.
Nice to see you here, Theo. Well done on the quiz.
Nice to see you here, Theo. Well done on the quiz.
Nice to see you here, Theo. Well done on the quiz.
Nice to see you here, Theo. Well done on the quiz.
No, Marguerite, your delusion is that YOU speak English. LOL
No, Marguerite, your delusion is that YOU speak English. LOL
No, Marguerite, your delusion is that YOU speak English. LOL
No, Marguerite, your delusion is that YOU speak English. LOL
No, Marguerite, your delusion is that YOU speak English. LOL
that was fun, missed more than I thought I would, I missed Leicester#4, Ruthven #11 and Belvoir Castle #12, need to find out how to pronounce some of the streets in London and some of the cities. Janice Layton Dunlap
that was fun, missed more than I thought I would, I missed Leicester#4, Ruthven #11 and Belvoir Castle #12, need to find out how to pronounce some of the streets in London and some of the cities. Janice Layton Dunlap
that was fun, missed more than I thought I would, I missed Leicester#4, Ruthven #11 and Belvoir Castle #12, need to find out how to pronounce some of the streets in London and some of the cities. Janice Layton Dunlap
that was fun, missed more than I thought I would, I missed Leicester#4, Ruthven #11 and Belvoir Castle #12, need to find out how to pronounce some of the streets in London and some of the cities. Janice Layton Dunlap
that was fun, missed more than I thought I would, I missed Leicester#4, Ruthven #11 and Belvoir Castle #12, need to find out how to pronounce some of the streets in London and some of the cities. Janice Layton Dunlap
My grandmother and her family in northern Alabama, and before that I believeNorth Carolina, were Chumleys. Family stories say it used to be Cholmondeley, but in the New World, it got simplified.
Abigail Miller
My grandmother and her family in northern Alabama, and before that I believeNorth Carolina, were Chumleys. Family stories say it used to be Cholmondeley, but in the New World, it got simplified.
Abigail Miller
My grandmother and her family in northern Alabama, and before that I believeNorth Carolina, were Chumleys. Family stories say it used to be Cholmondeley, but in the New World, it got simplified.
Abigail Miller
My grandmother and her family in northern Alabama, and before that I believeNorth Carolina, were Chumleys. Family stories say it used to be Cholmondeley, but in the New World, it got simplified.
Abigail Miller
My grandmother and her family in northern Alabama, and before that I believeNorth Carolina, were Chumleys. Family stories say it used to be Cholmondeley, but in the New World, it got simplified.
Abigail Miller
And someone has just pointed out – correctly – on Facebook that Ruthven isn’t an English name. Sorry to upset the Scots with that one!
And someone has just pointed out – correctly – on Facebook that Ruthven isn’t an English name. Sorry to upset the Scots with that one!
And someone has just pointed out – correctly – on Facebook that Ruthven isn’t an English name. Sorry to upset the Scots with that one!
And someone has just pointed out – correctly – on Facebook that Ruthven isn’t an English name. Sorry to upset the Scots with that one!
And someone has just pointed out – correctly – on Facebook that Ruthven isn’t an English name. Sorry to upset the Scots with that one!
Thanks for the great quiz tho’ I only got about half right. It is true that you can’t trust the pronunciations in audiobooks: I was listening to one set on a plantation in SC on the Edisto river which they pronounced “a-DIS’-toe”. It took me half the book to realize they meant the “ED’-is-toe.” We do have some weird pronunciations around here: The county that Myrtle Beach is located in is Horry, but the H is silent: “Or’-ree”. Legare Street is “La-gree’.” Our Beaufort is “Bu-ford” and NC’s is “Bo-fort.” It’s definitely local.
Thanks for the great quiz tho’ I only got about half right. It is true that you can’t trust the pronunciations in audiobooks: I was listening to one set on a plantation in SC on the Edisto river which they pronounced “a-DIS’-toe”. It took me half the book to realize they meant the “ED’-is-toe.” We do have some weird pronunciations around here: The county that Myrtle Beach is located in is Horry, but the H is silent: “Or’-ree”. Legare Street is “La-gree’.” Our Beaufort is “Bu-ford” and NC’s is “Bo-fort.” It’s definitely local.
Thanks for the great quiz tho’ I only got about half right. It is true that you can’t trust the pronunciations in audiobooks: I was listening to one set on a plantation in SC on the Edisto river which they pronounced “a-DIS’-toe”. It took me half the book to realize they meant the “ED’-is-toe.” We do have some weird pronunciations around here: The county that Myrtle Beach is located in is Horry, but the H is silent: “Or’-ree”. Legare Street is “La-gree’.” Our Beaufort is “Bu-ford” and NC’s is “Bo-fort.” It’s definitely local.
Thanks for the great quiz tho’ I only got about half right. It is true that you can’t trust the pronunciations in audiobooks: I was listening to one set on a plantation in SC on the Edisto river which they pronounced “a-DIS’-toe”. It took me half the book to realize they meant the “ED’-is-toe.” We do have some weird pronunciations around here: The county that Myrtle Beach is located in is Horry, but the H is silent: “Or’-ree”. Legare Street is “La-gree’.” Our Beaufort is “Bu-ford” and NC’s is “Bo-fort.” It’s definitely local.
Thanks for the great quiz tho’ I only got about half right. It is true that you can’t trust the pronunciations in audiobooks: I was listening to one set on a plantation in SC on the Edisto river which they pronounced “a-DIS’-toe”. It took me half the book to realize they meant the “ED’-is-toe.” We do have some weird pronunciations around here: The county that Myrtle Beach is located in is Horry, but the H is silent: “Or’-ree”. Legare Street is “La-gree’.” Our Beaufort is “Bu-ford” and NC’s is “Bo-fort.” It’s definitely local.