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There is actually a town in Gloucestershire called Berkeley that is pronounced Bark-lee, and Berkeley Square in London is pronounced the same way, so that's probably why.
That's interesting.
I always heard that Leicester Square in London was mispronouced by the majority of tourists--saying "Lie-chester", instead of "Leh-ster". Although it's somewhat similar to how Gloucester, Massachusetts is pronounced so maybe the New England folks can get it right.
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There is actually a town in Gloucestershire called Berkeley that is pronounced Bark-lee, and Berkeley Square in London is pronounced the same way, so that's probably why.
I would expect that since the county of Berkshire is pronounced the same way.
Not a place name, but there is a NHL hockey player from Northern Minnesota whose name is spelled Byfuglien, and is pronounced Bufflin. Byfuglien is a Norwegian name, and is presumably pronounced phonetically in Norway.
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Not a place name, but there is a NHL hockey player from Northern Minnesota whose name is spelled Byfuglien, and is pronounced Bufflin. Byfuglien is a Norwegian name, and is presumably pronounced phonetically in Norway.
They're like, 'we're not gonna say that, I like the sound of Bufflin, that's what it sounds like when you're drunk, so we'll just call you that.' lol
I would expect that since the county of Berkshire is pronounced the same way.
Indeed it is. I was corrected on that when I met my fiancee for the first time. But, we have a Berkshire in Pennsylvania as well, but we just call it Berks "Burks (and just like in England, the county seat here is also Reading )".
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Indeed it is. I was corrected on that when I met my fiancee for the first time. But, we have a Berkshire in Pennsylvania as well, but we just call it Berks "Burks (and just like in England, the county seat here is also Reading )".
England has so many place names that are not spelt phonetically. It's like they do it to screw with outsiders!
England has so many place names that are not spelt phonetically. It's like they do it to screw with outsiders!
Derby is another one. They call it Darby. Wtf? Where's the A in there? The Midlanders and the Northerners say thigns funny too, worse than the southerners. Like they say Rugby as Roog-beh. Folkestone isn't Fohs-stone, it's Fohk-stin (you guys also have funny ways of saying Mackay and Gladstone so I'm not letting yous get away with that )
It's like Worcester is not pronounced wor-cester, and Leicester is not pronounced Ley-cester, can you believe it?!
And you guys have the nerve to rub it in my face that yous invented the language you don't say half the letters in your town names! Oh and, screwing up normal words as well, like drinking wa-ah out of a bo-el. Or if you're from Merseyside, you don't go to work, you go to worchhh
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