Slaithwaite - pronunciation?

[Deleted member 174758]

Leicester, Towcester, Leominster (lemster) all pronounced the same sort of way - or better still St.Osyth (toozey), Happisburgh (aayz-boro) or Kirkudbright (cur-coo-bri). As to slough-itt (Slaithwaite), it's no worse than lundun-foot (Luddendenfoot - try saying that after a few beers) or barlick (Barnoldswick - where Rolls Royce build RB or "Rolls Barnoldswick" engines). Then you get places nobody can agree in the pronunciation of, like Bacup (backupp or baycupp) and Facit (no comment)

Britain - great place to confuse the tourists...

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

In the days when I would be driving and finding my way to the far flung corners of the UK, I would at times get lost on the sometimes badly minor roads in the sticks. I would hate having to ask my way and struggle with the pronunciation. The worst of which would be in Wales and Scotland - Thankfully, satnav obviated the need to stop and ask for help.

 

[robinbanks]

Yea, the Celtic flavour is something else.. Irish girl at uni called Caiomghe - "keever"

 

[blup]

Don't forget the West Country

Launceston or Larnson?

Blup

 

[Stivino]

And Milngavie = Mulghy, mulg eye.