Funny/poncy pronunciations of places: things

[orchidsonabudget]

I watched a comedy bit once (that I now can't find) where it was talking about wanky pronunciations of places etc

Batterceya for battersea
claham instead of Clapham
St Ockwell
And they said what next?
Vauzall in stead of Vauxhall 😂

I had a posh friend who would play down shopping at the big shop in Knightsbridge (back in 80s) by calling it HA rods

What others do you know of??

Bump?

St Reatham (Streatham)
Ponge (Penge with a French accent)

Years back DP worked with someone from South Africa, he was moving and DP asked him where and he replied High Barnay. DP was puzzled then realised he meant High Barnet. That was a genuine mistake but makes me smile.

Haha Barnay.
I am sure there are others. I can't think of any. Bit like Hyacinth Bouquet

My mum says Vorks Hall for Vauxhall (the place and the cars). She won't be told.

Edin- burg instead of Edin-borough

Loo ess ham for Lewisham

I know someone who calls Lidl “lye-dells”

I had a friend who used to live in ClapAHM.. But that was before any of it got gentrified and expensive - it was a sort of anti-joke.,

I think half of all Americans refer to Target as Tarjay, and the other half don't realise it's a joke...

ROFL at Tarjay

@Aroundtheworldin80moves how else would you pronounce Lewisham?

Vauxhall = Vau Cross Hall

Edinburgh isn’t pronounced ‘edin-borough’ though. It’s not ‘berg’ but it sure isn’t ‘borough’ either.

‘Lartay’ for latte
That awful lisping noise people make when trying to say chorizo in a fake Spanish accent. Embarrasses me to hear it 😁

@underneaththeash Lewie-shum

A place called Belvoir that locals pronounce as BEAVER, ffs.

Looeysham

I moved to Camberley from the North as was baffled by the elongated A sound the locals use to call it : Caaaaaaamberley.

When a Brit says paella the Spanish way and not the English way
Payeya

In my home town, there's an area named Splott , I've heard it referred to as Sploh

@evenBetter

Edinburgh isn’t pronounced ‘edin-borough’ though. It’s not ‘berg’ but it sure isn’t ‘borough’ either.

‘Lartay’ for latte
That awful lisping noise people make when trying to say chorizo in a fake Spanish accent. Embarrasses me to hear it 😁

But they are making an attempt, however inept, to pronounce chorizo as it is pronounced in Spanish, rather than mispronouncing something specifically to sound pretentious. What would you prefer — chorittzo?

Oh god, chorizo! My ex called it koritzo. I can only assume he did it to wind me up, nobody's that dim. He some strange affectations. Nobhead.

meecrowavay a la Nigella

I did A level Spanish back in the dark ages before chorizo in shops was a thing. I absolutely HATE that the accepted pronunciation is choritzo. I try and avoid saying it so I don’t sound wanky

You are right about Belvoir ..

The name "Belvoir" is a Norman import by the French-speaking conquerors, though the native Anglo-Saxon population was unable to pronounce such a foreign word, preferring to call it " Beaver Castle". Belvoir Castle is still pronounced "Beaver" -- despite its spelling

Happisburgh = haysbruh
Hautbois = hobbis
Belaugh = byulee
My nanna - mange tout = mangee toot
Gazebo = gazebo
Everything in north norfolk is never pronounced how its spelt, whether its a place or a word.