A new marketing officer in an organization that
provides university placement service for persons aspiring to study in the UK
has gotten into a mess because of his bad pronunciation. This guy has got no
idea on how the UK looks like neither has he schooled overseas before. When I
met him I was bowled over by the exuberance of his welcome. He’s also got a
great passion for marketing. He was recently made to give a presentation that
required pronouncing several UK place names. Guess what? He made lots of
errors. The names of some UK place names are given below with their correct
pronunciation guide:
1. Leicester
ˈles.təʳ
2. Gloucester
ˈɡlɒs.təʳ
3. Carlisle
kɑːˈlaɪl
4. Worcester
ˈwʊs.təʳ
5. Salisbury
ˈsɔːlz.bᵊr.i
6. Hawarden ˈhɑː.dᵊn
7. Anstruther
ˈænt.strʌð.əʳ
8. Wemyss
wiːmz
9. Mousehole
ˈmaʊ.zᵊl
10.
Laugharne lɑːn
11.
Omagh ˈəʊ.mə
12.
Woolfardisworthy ˈwʊl.zᵊr.i
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