▲ 656 ▼ Sean (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 weeks ago by Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (5 children) Foreigners often get tripped up by Leicester - "Lie-Chester" is a common effort. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] DakRalter 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) I used to work in central London and it was always funny hearing Americans trying to pronounce place names. "Can you tell us how to get to Lee-chester square?" "You mean Leicester Square?" They'd always pronounce the H in Buckingham Palace, but the way my nephew or niece said it "bucket and palace" was the best. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago* "Where's that bucking ham palace" permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dicska@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) In my country the most common attempt is lei-Chester. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DakRalter 2 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child) Even we native Londoners get confused sometimes. It took me a while to realise Southwark isn't pronounced south walk, but suthuk, with a hard th. Fenwick was another one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago Haha, I used to work at Neo Bankside. One of my Italian coworkers instructed customers to get to Suh-duck station. I also find the English custom of putting an 's at the end of whatever business (even when it's not there by default) quite cute. The same happened when another colleague referred to the store as Fenwick's. First I thought it was the local pronunciation of Phoenix. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pilon23@feddit.dk 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Yeah it's hard as a foreigner to wrap your head around it. Thankfully this guy has us covered permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago Thank you so much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) I may only speak English, but I really don't speak whatever they're talking in England permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DakRalter 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs-rgvkRfwc permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) One of the best permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DakRalter 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child) I should probably actually watch the film one day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago You definitely should. You won't regret it one bit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Yeah thanks for Worcester as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Technoworcester@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago Huh? 😛 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DakRalter 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) I used to work in central London and it was always funny hearing Americans trying to pronounce place names. "Can you tell us how to get to Lee-chester square?" "You mean Leicester Square?" They'd always pronounce the H in Buckingham Palace, but the way my nephew or niece said it "bucket and palace" was the best. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago* "Where's that bucking ham palace" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago* "Where's that bucking ham palace" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) In my country the most common attempt is lei-Chester. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DakRalter 2 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child) Even we native Londoners get confused sometimes. It took me a while to realise Southwark isn't pronounced south walk, but suthuk, with a hard th. Fenwick was another one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago Haha, I used to work at Neo Bankside. One of my Italian coworkers instructed customers to get to Suh-duck station. I also find the English custom of putting an 's at the end of whatever business (even when it's not there by default) quite cute. The same happened when another colleague referred to the store as Fenwick's. First I thought it was the local pronunciation of Phoenix. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DakRalter 2 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child) Even we native Londoners get confused sometimes. It took me a while to realise Southwark isn't pronounced south walk, but suthuk, with a hard th. Fenwick was another one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago Haha, I used to work at Neo Bankside. One of my Italian coworkers instructed customers to get to Suh-duck station. I also find the English custom of putting an 's at the end of whatever business (even when it's not there by default) quite cute. The same happened when another colleague referred to the store as Fenwick's. First I thought it was the local pronunciation of Phoenix. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago Haha, I used to work at Neo Bankside. One of my Italian coworkers instructed customers to get to Suh-duck station. I also find the English custom of putting an 's at the end of whatever business (even when it's not there by default) quite cute. The same happened when another colleague referred to the store as Fenwick's. First I thought it was the local pronunciation of Phoenix. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pilon23@feddit.dk 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Yeah it's hard as a foreigner to wrap your head around it. Thankfully this guy has us covered permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago Thank you so much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) I may only speak English, but I really don't speak whatever they're talking in England permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DakRalter 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs-rgvkRfwc permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) One of the best permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DakRalter 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child) I should probably actually watch the film one day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago You definitely should. You won't regret it one bit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DakRalter 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs-rgvkRfwc permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) One of the best permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DakRalter 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child) I should probably actually watch the film one day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago You definitely should. You won't regret it one bit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) One of the best permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DakRalter 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child) I should probably actually watch the film one day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago You definitely should. You won't regret it one bit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DakRalter 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child) I should probably actually watch the film one day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago You definitely should. You won't regret it one bit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago You definitely should. You won't regret it one bit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Yeah thanks for Worcester as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Technoworcester@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago Huh? 😛 permalink fedilink source parent