Can you beat 'yacht'...

[Dayvo]

A few of many names:

Gráinne
Seamus
Clodagh
Pádraig
Fiona
St. John
Warwick
Stephen
Anthony
Chloe
Geoffrey
Hugh
Naomi
Penelope
Sean
Sian

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

In that vein - Siobhan

 

[iandg]

Not English but Gaelic - Tolsta Chaolais is pronounced something like Tolsta Hurlish

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Cullen Skink - usually pronounced "bleurgh"

 

[Tim Hall]

Clitheroe, apparently messes with certain people........

As a bloke, I have trouble finding that place.

 

[Profpointy]

I remember my father asking a bemused local for directions to Kirkcudbright.

After a long pause, he replied "ah, you mean Cur-coo-brie"

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Cullen Skink - usually pronounced "bleurgh"

YUMMMM I think you mean!

I love the stuff!

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Do You pronounce it Post Office or PostOffice?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Chatelherault is pronounced as.....


Shat - le - row

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Do You pronounce it Post Office or PostOffice?

Post Office

 

[BrumJim]

My Gran, who carried on working into her late '70s, used to get confused by an employee called Sean. She said "I can't remember his name, and it doesn't help me when I see it written down either."

And she had Irish ancestory!

 

[Dec66]

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire; is it "beekonsfield" or "beckonsfield"?

Simonswood, Merseyside; is it "simonswood" or "simmonswood"?

I dunno, I just say Wycombe and Kirkby, respectively.

Also, "Boris Johnson" is a heck of a way to spell "stupid fat headed ballbag", is it one of those posh things?

 

[iandg]

When I worked in Sandwell there was a Mrs Onion who visited one of the clinics - she corrected me on more than a few occasions - the correct pronunciation being 'on irons'

 

[ColinJ]

The rhythm method!

Well, I'll let English get away with 'The' and 'method' but it is NOT going to get away with 'rhythm' ...

Barnoldswick = Barlick - WTF!!!

 

[Dayvo]

As a bloke, I have trouble finding that place.

Get a map, locate Clitheroe and put your finger on it.