on 12/10/03 4:01 PM, mike wilson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Peter Jordan wrote:
>> In Scotland, it seems that the local like confusing foreigners with strange
>> pronunciations of place names.
>> 
>> Milngavie (Mul guy)
>> 
>> Culzean Castle (Cull ain)
>> 
>> Islay (I la)
>> 
>> Kilmacolm (Kill ma comb)
>> 
>> Kirkcudbright (cur coo bri (short i))
> 
> Followed closley by England with:
> 
> Cholomondley  (chumley)
> 
> Dalziel (Dee-el)
> 
> Featherstonehaugh (Fanshaw)
> 
> etc, etc, etc
> 
> Want to try some Polish ones? 8-)
> 
> mike
> 
> 
Lets stick to England for the moment. Mousehole?

[pronounced as muzzle?]

stan

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