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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Place names are great. Near (ish) to where I live there are:
Costessey (Kos-si)
Wymondham (Wind-dum) (short i)
Happisburgh (Haize-bruh)
Even the locals can't agree on Norwich. People in Norwich say Narr-ich. People around Norwich say Noh-ridge.
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isn't worcestershire pronounced something like "wooster" ? (and people complain about all the extra letters you don't actually pronounce in french words !
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