hexual@lemmy.world to UKCasual@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agoI can excuse shit and late trains, but mispronouncing Northern train stations? An abomination.www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down10
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkI can excuse shit and late trains, but mispronouncing Northern train stations? An abomination.www.theguardian.comhexual@lemmy.world to UKCasual@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareCevilia (they/she/…)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years agoHow did you think it was pronounced? Not judging you for not magically knowing how random place names are pronounced or anything, genuinely curious.
minus-squarerambaroo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 years agoI would pronounce it “kee-lee” as an non-UK person. I would never guess that there’s a T in there, because there isn’t one.
minus-squarejocanib@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoIt’s more of a f sound (as in rough, enough).
minus-squareHipPriest@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 years agoAs @rambaroo says below I thought it was ‘kee-lee’. My second guess would have been ‘kay-lee’.
How did you think it was pronounced?
Not judging you for not magically knowing how random place names are pronounced or anything, genuinely curious.
I would pronounce it “kee-lee” as an non-UK person. I would never guess that there’s a T in there, because there isn’t one.
It’s more of a f sound (as in rough, enough).
As @rambaroo says below I thought it was ‘kee-lee’. My second guess would have been ‘kay-lee’.