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McGoohan Apr 2018 8:23pm, 6 Apr 2018 33,637 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan [When me and youngest got stranded in France in high winds on our bikes on a shut Sunday, all we had to eat was a pack of Stroopwafels. Lifesavers. :-)]
alpenrose Apr 2018 9:22pm, 6 Apr 2018 32,637 posts	Quote Pin alpenrose On the American theme, I went to a place called Versailles in Kentucky. When I pronounced it as we normally pronounce it they looked at me as if I was bonkers and said it was Ver(as in fur)-sayles! Apparently they pronounce Paris, Kentucky as Pay-rees.
Drell Apr 2018 10:19pm, 6 Apr 2018 2,172 posts	Quote Pin Drell Like kay-ro, illinois (written as Cairo). And go-eety Street in Chicago (Goethe). And de-vahn (accent on the 2nd syllable) - - also in Chicago. Spelled Devon.
Eynsham Red Apr 2018 10:33pm, 6 Apr 2018 2,723 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red Like Gloster spelt Gloucester 😀
Duchess Apr 2018 10:43pm, 6 Apr 2018 7,769 posts	Quote Pin Duchess vEYEtamins. I had a Home Ec teacher who insisted on pronouncing it that way (she wasn't even American) on the grounds that they were "vital nutrition". Or Americans who pronounce the "g" in Edinburgh. Allow me to direct you to the breeding grounds of the three legged haggises...
McGoohan Apr 2018 10:47pm, 6 Apr 2018 33,638 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan Seesil (for Cecil) War - wick for Warwick (instead of the correct, pron. 'worrick') Or-REG-ah-no for oregano (oreGAHno)
CharlieP Apr 2018 7:14am, 7 Apr 2018 1,074 posts	Quote Pin CharlieP For years I thought 'Deirdra' was a common first name in the US.
CharlieP Apr 2018 7:18am, 7 Apr 2018 1,075 posts	Quote Pin CharlieP Similar to Duchess, I once had an IT professional try and convince me that router (the computer network kind) rhymed with 'outer', rather than 'looter'. Not unless you pronounce 'route' as 'rout', pal.
Fragile Do Not Bend Apr 2018 7:32am, 7 Apr 2018 2,934 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend This subject could be a whole thread on its own. Why the hell is aluminium called aluminum in the US? And why is “hell” an unspeakable swear word over there?
Surrey Phil Apr 2018 7:56am, 7 Apr 2018 2,376 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil It may have its origins over here but the fact that Americans constantly refer to football as soccer. Even more daft is that their 'football' has a match day squad of 45 of which only two players actually kick the ball.