Californian Reacts | Why are British place names so hard to pronounce? Can you say FROME correctly?
Channel: HistorYEET! | Californian Reacts
Date: 10/08/2021

Map Men! Map Men! But how do you say Frome? What about Woolfardisworthy, Godmanchester or Ynysybwl? Well then you've come to the correct video! And the origin of all of your favorite British words you may or may not be pronouncing correctly!

-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 | Introduction
1:25 | Beginning of Video
5:54 | Plotting British Place Names (Map)
7:11 | Celtic Origin
7:32 | Roman/Latin Origin
7:57 | Anglo-Saxon Origin
11:43 | Reaction Conclusion
12:23 | Question for YOU!
13:07 | Top Comments
14:15 | Ending Comments

-- UK town names people always mispronounce: --
1. Marylebone (London)
Wrong: Ma-ree-lee-bone
Right: Mar-lee-bone

2. Godmanchester (Cambridgeshire)
Wrong: God-man-ches-ter OR Gum-ster
Right: God-munch-ester

3. Cholmondeley (Cheshire)
Wrong: Chol-mon-de-lee
Right: Chum-lee

4. Leominister (Herefordshire)
Wrong: Lee-o-min-ster
Right: Lemster

5. Shrewsbury (Shropshire)
Wrong: Shrews-bury
Right: Shroos-bree

6. Happisbrugh (Norfolk)
Wrong: Happ-is-bruh
Right: Hays-bruh

7. Belvoir Castle (Grantham, Leicestershire)
Wrong: Bel-vwar Castle
Right: Beaver Castle

Original Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYNzqgU7na4&t=3s
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