To find this hilarious

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There's a shopping centre near my office with a posh furniture store in it called Grange. I popped in to see if they had a particular sofa and the guy in the shop took a call, referring to it as Gronzj (iyswim). I nearly had to leave the shop laughing, it's worse than Cl'aam for Clapham or Saint Reatham for Streatham. AIBU to think this is ridiculously pretentious?

No it's Matt Alan

Don't forget St Aines where my DH comes from.

Mind you they have genuinely ponced that up to Staines upon Thames now haven't they.

Does anyone here know Gillette Corner, (as in the razor blade factory) on the Great West Road? I used to know someone who lived near there and pronounced it as Gillet - like a french word. Like bidet.

My friend calls budgens "boo-shons"

Ha I live fairly close to the previously mentioned place called L'Amour.
The place is beyond grim!

There's an area of Manchester called Baguley, pronounced Bagley. Anyone trying to posh it up says "Bajulay" - cracks me up every time

I have a friend who calls Matalan Mataland which makes me stabby.

We go to House of Millay to get our high quality camping gear.

are you sure the guy working there wasn't actually French?

cafecito purest Sahf Lahndan.

Oh, Darjenham. My DH remembers his nan saying they came from Daargenhaam.

And what about Pongje for Penge?

I think Penge was 'big' in the ballroom dancing world some years ago - I'm sure it was Terry Wogan who took to pronouncing it that way as a pisstake

In cardiff we have a suburb called roath. Its quite nice. Next to roath we have. Adamsdown. Really not so nice. Every house for sale or rent in the latter. ..Is labelled as the former they must think we are stupid.

We have Matt Alan, too, and Ronnnje. And Primarni.

Grange IS a French company so he was only pronouncing the store name correctly.

I have been known to shop in 'Noveau Regarde'

Nouveau, sorry

In Australia the tv adds for Target have Gok bloody Wan saying. 'its not Target, its Tar Jay'.

Jupiter, don't forget Splo!

Or Splott, as it is actually spelt & pronounced. It's said Splo as a pisstake, though, rather than as an attempt to be posh. According to my Aunt, anyway!

I prefer Matt Alan Shakey!

I give you Martin Short, playing Fronk, the wedding planner in Father Of The Bride

smegley It is just soooo not L'amour.

Battersea - Batt-err-sea

Govan - Goh-van

Matalan (according to my Essex DS) Mah-ah-lannn

bettystogs it's nueva vista where I come from