Place name pronunciations

[dougdeep]

I remember when I was queueing up for my Play-off Tickets at Withdean, a lady news reader on S.C.R was talking about the game between Dumfline and Keltic.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

There are radio news presenters who have pronounced 'Lewes' as 'Loos', and 'Steyning' as 'Stayning'.

My favourite is the weatherman who refers to Redhill as reddle.

 

[Scarface]

In Cornwall, there's Mousehole, pronounced Mow-zul,

My mum was born in that village and I've spent many a long summer holiday there, beautiful village although a little too touristy now. But pronounciation spot on!

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Torpenhow in Cumbria is pronounced Tre-penna.