Some UK Places That Tourists Pronounce Incorrectly Which Causes Confusion.

[♥ Lily ♥]

Tourist in London: 'Hi, do you know how to get to Lie-sess-ter Square please?' (Leicester Square.)

Londoner: 'Lie-sess-ter Square?! Sorry, but I've never heard of it.'

Confused.

Leicester (a city in the East Midlands of England) ('Less-ter')

Leicester Square (a popular tourist site in the West End of Central London) ('Less-ter')

Frome ('Froom')

Dulwich ('Dul-ich')

Southwark ('Soth-erk')

Bournemouth ('Born-muth')

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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch, is a small, quiet town on the Island of Anglesey off the northwest coast of North Wales.

Pronounced as 'llan-vire-pooll-guin-gill-go-ger-u-queern-drob-ooll-llandus-ilio-gogo-goch,' which translates roughly as "St Mary's Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel near a Rapid Whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the Red Cave."