Crazy British Names that Sound Nothing Like They're Spelled

Submitted by yvgeny on Thu, 09/22/2005 - 12:05
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  • Althorp - alltrop
  • Berkshire - barkshur
  • Belvoir - beaver
  • Beaulieu - bewly
  • Cholmondely - chumly
  • Derby - darby
  • Featherstonehaugh - fanshaw
  • Fotheringay-Phipps - fungy-fips
  • Happisburgh - hayesburra
  • Leicester - lester
  • Leominster - lemster
  • Leveson-Gower - loosengaw
  • Magdalen - mawdlin
  • Mainwaring - mannering
  • Marjoribanks - marchbanks
  • Norwich - noridge
  • Pepys - peeps
  • Ralph - rafe
  • Ranulph - ralph
  • Reading - redding
  • Salisbury - soulsberry
  • St. John - sin gin (like in Airwolf)
  • Towcester - toaster
  • Warwick - worrik
  • Wymondham - windum
  • Wodehouse - woodhouse
  • Woolfardisworthy - woolsuri
  • Wooster - wusster
  • Wriothesley - rocksly
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I had to list this under books. Anyone know how to categorize "other" lists?
Got most of this from some forum about the english language.

professor09/25/2005

Milngavie - Mulguy (I used to live near here)
Worcester - Woosta
Gloucester - Glosta
Loughborough - Luffburra

yvgeny09/26/2005

Of course. How could I forget the whole Gloucester, Worcester thing?

buddy09/27/2005

Or there's the town (city?) in North Manchester called Bury, but pronounced "Berry".

RosieCotton09/27/2005

You can create your own categories. On "my menu", choose genres.

yvgeny09/28/2005

Thanks but when I try to create new content or lists, the pulldown does not list anything but movies, books, music and television.

jim09/28/2005

Did you try Rosie's instructions? In the top header, pick "my menu". From there, pick "genres". After you create a custom genre, it should start showing up in your "create" list.

yvgeny10/03/2005

Thanks. I didn't try creating custom genres.