to think that "local" news reporters should be able to pronounce "local" place names

[PeedOffWithNits]

I am keeping track of local radio traffic and travel news, but if i have to hear wrotham pronounced as "roth - hum" once more I will scream

it is "ROUTE-um", OK

these people are supposed to have good local knowledge !!!

Getorf - I used to live near there! So I know!! I'd like to see someone guess, tho...

the North Devon one, I should add

Milngavie - Millguy. Was born and raised there .

What about Bellochantuay?

I always wonder why news people in Wales seem to be able to pronounce one 'LL' in Llanelli but not the other.

I used to live in N Devon as well.

Anyone want to have a guess...

I live in Shrewsbury, and it is a great source of irritation to a lot of the locals here when it is pronounced 'shrow-sbury'
especially when some smartass goes 'ah! but actually it is because...'
thats not the point, thats how WE pronounce it as we live here. it tends to be people who've moved here from somewhere else, no matter how long theyve lived here, who call it 'shrow-sbury'
i suppose it is petty, and a bit silly really, but most of us feel 'shrews-bury' is correct. and then we get friends from outside the county calling us 'shoe-berries'
we are silly

Furness -Furnuss not Fern-ness
Roooose not Roo-se

Yes! I am irked ALL the time by the traffic presenter who mis-pronounces the name of my village.

The 'L' in Colney is silent....stop saying it woman. Grrrr.

Juney you must have heard newsreaders saying Ponty-land for Ponteland (ponteeland). If you are around that way.

Oh that's true purpleeglu didn't think of that one!

Also remember someone saying Peter's Lee instead of Peterlee once lol

Pineapple, is that (London) Colney in Herts? I live not too far away (but moved here from London) and I've only heard it as Col-nee with the L pronounced. But will bow to your much more local knowledge if necessary...

edam yep, London Colney. I also moved up from London and will admit to pronouncing the 'L' at first but I have since learned its silent(like Holborn) and now I really notice it when other people get it wrong, which is often!

I heard of someone being asked by Americans for directions to 'Loogabarrooga' (sounds like it should be in Hawaii)

after much confusion it turned out they meant... Loughborough

Poor Americans, it's like the Brits do it on purpose. They struggle with Wymondham and Happisburgh too (near my parents), but fortunately local news reporters don't get it wrong

Milngavie - Millguy. Originally from Bearsden.

getorfmoiland my Grannie used to live near there and called it 'Woolsurry' I think but I don't think i would have guessed that

BBC people should get it right as they have a whole department for pronunciation of things don't they?

but then my grannie pronounces Glastonbury 'glaaaaaaaastonbury'

very good!