The Week - Junior

How do you pronounce it?

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Frome (pronounced Froom) in Somerset is the most mispronoun­ced place name in the UK, according to a list put together by a team of language specialist­s. The second hardest place name to say is Ballachuli­sh (Ball-a-hoolish) in the Scottish Highlands. Ted Mentele, who helped compile the list, said many UK place names were hard to say because they contain silent letters, and some of the letters are pronounced differentl­y in different parts of the country.

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