Lido ....

[GucciBear]

I am watching watercolour challenge presented by Fern Britton. I am so disappointed to hear her pronounce "Lido" as "Liedo" and not "Leedo" How are children supposed to learn how to speak properly when adults make such basic errors.

It is most definitely lee-dow. The Oxford dictionary suggests liːdəʊ as the phonetic way to say it. And the accompanying audio says "lee-doe". The Cambridge dictionary agrees, its audio also suggesting "lee-doe". In fact, all the dictionaries agree, lido should be pronounced "lee-doe".

I say lee-doe

It's liedo. You are very wrong op.

CaptainCabinets. If you sent the remark to me I fail to see what point you are making!

It's Lie-doh for me too.

@Moonflower12

I grew up in Cheltenham and the whole population of that town refer to the lie-doh.

Yep!

What an odd thing to be bothered about. I think it's a regional surely.

I thought it was Lee-do too! Seems like both pronunciations are correct - which isn't unusual in English either.

@TwoLeftSocksWithHoles

I believe there was an open air pool in Surbiton called 'Surbiton Lagoon' but I suspect it had neither white sand nor touquoise sea lapping near by.

Sounds like the Southend lagoon, although this is on the seaside, it has neither white sand or turquoise sea either! 🌴🌊🌴

Most say Lie-doh in the UK I think but it's definitely Lee-doh in Italy and it's an Italian word so...

If you’ve ever been to a lido, you will know that it’s pronounced liedo.

@cravingmilkshake

I'm from Guildford and we always went to the LIEDO

Same Lie do

I always say I'm going 't'leedoh' Or the poo-el (Yorkshire)

@cravingmilkshake

I'm from Guildford and we always went to the LIEDO

All my Guildford friends refer to it as the “lee-do” and correct me when I say “lie-do”, despite my telling them that I used to live near Hilsea “lie-do”

We lived near one when I was growing up. My mother (obsessive about grammar, pronounciation, spelling) always called it the Liedo - still does.

It’s Lie-doh in the UK and Lee-doh in Italy. It’s a bit like pronouncing Paris as Paree: when in France, that’s obviously correct but when in the UK it’s pronounced Paa-riss.

Lie-doh here.

And an ellipsis is ... not .... (as you're feeling picky OP )

I listened to The Lido by Libby Page on audible and it is pronounced Liedo on there.

I grew up in Cheltenham and the whole population of that town refer to the lie-doh.

Well if it’s good enough for Cheltenham, it’s good enough for anywhere!

Yep, lie-doh here. Never heard any other pronunciation.

Lie doe in Ilkley

Lie-doh. As in 'take your Lilo to the Lie-doh Leonardo'.

Lydoh here too [shrug]

I say both randomly. The same with eether/eyther; Copenhaygen and Copenhaagen, Scohne or scone; onvelope or ennvelope - I never know which is going to come out of my mouth.

I'm pretty sure you must be my fil as he is the only person I've met who insists on saying Lee-do