tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35076964.post954587344000254446..comments2023-11-02T07:16:05.210-04:00Comments on directly under the Earth's sun ... now: I Live in the US, But I Still Cannot Pronounce Anything ProperlyJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14430068317991316806noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35076964.post-39047689510669651332010-04-09T11:09:35.804-04:002010-04-09T11:09:35.804-04:00I'll give you the Leicester/Lester, Worcester/...I'll give you the Leicester/Lester, Worcester/Wooster thing. And I'll concede that the American Midwest where I grew up is full of American Indian place names and French place names which are not pronounced as the French would pronounce them. But pea-buddy? pea-buddy?Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14430068317991316806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35076964.post-75247713772838407372010-04-09T05:09:54.616-04:002010-04-09T05:09:54.616-04:00The general rule about how to pronounce place name...The general rule about how to pronounce place names in English is that you can't.<br /><br />At least in the UK though we've got the excuse that the places probably got their names centuries ago, when pronunciation was different and everyone was illiterate.<br /><br />I grew up in Leicester, pronounced Less-tuh. I remember in primary school the class being taught how to spell Leicestershire, and how you just have to accept that the letters bear no relation to the sound.<br /><br />By the way, I'd guess Treh-mont. :)DrPBetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728232093830265538noreply@blogger.com