Hi Benjamin! I remember when I stayed in Scotland, I wondered why they didn't say E-dim-bough as I did... I wish I would have seen your video then! Thanks and regards
@@engvidBenjamin yes, in Scotland Perthshire is pronounced Perth-SHIRE but in my county, Lanarkshire, it is pronounced Lanark-shur. I lived in Yorkshire, I pronounce it York-shur but I was shocked because some locals pronounced it York-Shire.
I know the comment's old as hell, but felt like responding anyway. It's (iirc) because of William the Conqueror's invasion of 1066. William the Conqueror was a Norman, so a descendant of vikings who settled in the Normandy region of France, hence the influence on the old English, which was more akin to German due to them both being germanic languages. Hope I helped!
In the States I feel like we pronounce things very literally. I suspect this is why British accents are so pleasant to hear for most Americans, its livelier.
All this time I thought I didn't know how to read!😭😂😂😂😂 I realise now these places are named by 1800 (or earlier) English "slang", or really based on a way of speaking from traditions past. I appreciate realising this and it is great that the internal tradition of UK forefathers has been maintained.
Amazing pronunciation the name of place in U.k. so difficult without teach can not say correctly for its one of point to know thank you for study from you
Hey, could you make a video about English pronunciation for Eastern European folks. Also I am really enjoying your content so far and found it very useful, thanks for the hard work you put in!
I have made these two videos, hopefully there's something there of interest: www.engvid.com/english-tips-for-polish-speakers/ and www.engvid.com/english-pronunciation-for-russian-speakers/
Hello Benjamin. That is interesting topic and sounds hard to memorize by heart. As you mentioned, I think the most effective way to remember names of places is to hear from a native speaker with knowing how they are written :))) Thank you so much for this!! :)
Thanks Prachish, don't try and imitate me - you want to find your own style. I've made a few lessons on presenting, so stay subscribed and you should find some useful content soon.
Monty Python and this video saved me from the embarrassment I'd to go through from pronouncing these cities wrong! This is really good, thank you! Keep it up!
Thank you~ I'm here because I'm not sure how to pronounced "seaburgh" (My teacher using british accent so I'm kinda confused to imitate it) *sorry about my English:)
The Hunstanton pronunciation always struck me as odd, growing up in Lynn, only 15 miles from there, we always pronounced the whole word, only now reading into it more, I see that it's very much a generational thing and the old, correct pronunciation is rapidly dying out.
Thanks so much for the lesson, Benjamin. I do have one question, though. To me is quite clear that Morrissey pronounces "-ham" when he sings "Panic in the streets of (again) BIR-MING-HAM" Is this one exception or should I practise more listening? Greetings from Chile.
Learn English with Benjamin [engVid] Haha, Well, not to detract from a very well researched video, as you did a great job, I’m just bein’ fickle as all! So, “Edinburgh” changes quite a lot depending on where you are in Scotland, so to be fair by you, Ed-in-bra is right for many Scots. Where I’m from it’s Ed-in-bruh, or Ed-in-bur-uh, both ending in a shwah. I even know people that call it by it’s old name Dunedin (Dun-ee-den). With Kircudbright, the last sound is more “Kir-koo-bray”, or “Kir-koo-breh” ending in a straight sound with no vowel rounding. “Bree” is a bit twee and old hat, even “very proper” sounding recorded train announcements don’t say it like that. I hope this is more informative than facetious - and I do appreciate the content you made. Regardless of nitpickery, it does highlight how you can never trust what you see with UK place names!
Your pronunciation of the Welsh Town is incorrect I'm an English man in Wales and even I cringe at that, the double LL is a L sound with your tongue at the top of your mouth, can only give a 7/10.
@@engvidBenjamin it's difficult to spell it phonetically, but should not be in English names as it is not, it is Welsh, you put the tip of your tongue up behind your top incisors and blow while saying the letter el, it is difficult but that is how LL is pronounced, if you are teaching new comers English keep Welsh away from them is what I am saying OK.
Hi Benjamin! I remember when I stayed in Scotland, I wondered why they didn't say E-dim-bough as I did... I wish I would have seen your video then! Thanks and regards
It's a beautiful city...
Thanks a lot. It helps clear lots of my confusions:) especially when i first see ppl pronounce "Greenwich":)
Confusion is always in the singular. Thanks Ngoc
In Scotland the “shire” is said as is and often emphasised. You wouldn’t say Aberdeenshur here.
Aye that's how I say it. Cause if you have a vowel, consonant and vowel it changes the sound.
Thanks for that
@@engvidBenjamin yes, in Scotland Perthshire is pronounced Perth-SHIRE but in my county, Lanarkshire, it is pronounced Lanark-shur.
I lived in Yorkshire, I pronounce it York-shur but I was shocked because some locals pronounced it York-Shire.
When English becomes even more like French...
I thought the same too
A lot of English words have French origin as our histories are entwined
I know the comment's old as hell, but felt like responding anyway. It's (iirc) because of William the Conqueror's invasion of 1066. William the Conqueror was a Norman, so a descendant of vikings who settled in the Normandy region of France, hence the influence on the old English, which was more akin to German due to them both being germanic languages. Hope I helped!
In the States I feel like we pronounce things very literally. I suspect this is why British accents are so pleasant to hear for most Americans, its livelier.
Thanks for the focus on Torquay and Teignmouth! Sincerely, a proud Devonian
Best place...
Hows Teignmouth pronounced? I may have missed that
All this time I thought I didn't know how to read!😭😂😂😂😂 I realise now these places are named by 1800 (or earlier) English "slang", or really based on a way of speaking from traditions past. I appreciate realising this and it is great that the internal tradition of UK forefathers has been maintained.
That's it! Nice one, Kathy
Thank you sir for this English video lesson. I learned a lot from this video the way how to pronounce correctly. I'm started following your channel.
Thanks
Amazing pronunciation the name of place in
U.k. so difficult without teach can not say correctly for its one of point to know thank you for study from you
Many thanks from you! I used to pronounce these incorrectly and majority people laugh on me.
No probs
Great video. But, what I actually googled was pronunciation of "Knutton".
Hey, could you make a video about English pronunciation for Eastern European folks. Also I am really enjoying your content so far and found it very useful, thanks for the hard work you put in!
I have made these two videos, hopefully there's something there of interest: www.engvid.com/english-tips-for-polish-speakers/
and www.engvid.com/english-pronunciation-for-russian-speakers/
Hello Benjamin. That is interesting topic and sounds hard to memorize by heart. As you mentioned, I think the most effective way to remember names of places is to hear from a native speaker with knowing how they are written :))) Thank you so much for this!! :)
I would agree
Hi Benjamin .. you are a good English teacher and actor as well.. thanks a lot .. I try to mimic you to improve my presentation skills.
Thanks Prachish, don't try and imitate me - you want to find your own style. I've made a few lessons on presenting, so stay subscribed and you should find some useful content soon.
Love it! For the record, Lowestoft brought me here.
Good old Lowestoft...
Monty Python and this video saved me from the embarrassment I'd to go through from pronouncing these cities wrong! This is really good, thank you! Keep it up!
Thanks
Great lesson. Thank you so much.
Thank you
You're genius! I really like the video. It's extremely helpful and useful! :)
Thanks for watching
God Bless You and Your Family
Thank you
I speak English and even I wouldn't know how to read half of these
Some places you only sound like a local if you live there for a while...
What a great video!!!!!!!! I can’t believe all the words I had wrong lol!
Glad you liked it!!
...so useful! Thank you very much!
Thanks
Thank you very much. 🌷🌷🌷
You're welcome
You rock, Benjamim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
too kind
Thank you from Republic Of Korea.
Very good subject.
Thank you
OMG..! So many exceptions!😵💫
Thank you from india.
Bahot acha
very very helpful, thank you
Thank you
Now I feel like I’ve just passed to next level in English.
:)
Thank you~
I'm here because I'm not sure how to pronounced "seaburgh" (My teacher using british accent so I'm kinda confused to imitate it)
*sorry about my English:)
I don't know Seaburgh - where is that? My guess would be that it is pronounced SEE - BRA.
@@engvidBenjamin
Thanks^^
I guess Seaburgh just fictional place
Merci beacoup 😙
De rien
Please add Greenwich
Warwick(shire)
Plymouth
I didn't know Magdalen- thank you!!
Greenwich is on my London video. Warwick is pronounced wa - rick. Plymouth is Pli - muf with a short sound vowel on the first syllable.
The Hunstanton pronunciation always struck me as odd, growing up in Lynn, only 15 miles from there, we always pronounced the whole word, only now reading into it more, I see that it's very much a generational thing and the old, correct pronunciation is rapidly dying out.
Thanks for that, Daniel. I've got a joke that cracks me up about Norfolk and Suffolk but it's got rude words in, so I won't repeat it!
If it's accent/dialect based or something to do with interbreeding, it's probably one we all know and secretly agree with
Dont forget Sandwich
You missed Derby prounced Darby
True
Thanks
No probs
im from Telford in Shropshire how do you pronounce that ?
Tell-fud
Thank you
You're welcome
How do you actually pronounce High Wycombe ??
High rhyming with sky; the first syllable of Wycombe is short, the vowel sound is more like a u than an o. Hope that makes sense!
Hi Wik-uhm
loved it but there are more names of places in London that are difficult to pronounce. can you say why it is like that ? 🙂
I just went for the most obvious ones. Just be prepared to accept that there are lots of irregularities when it comes to English pronunciation!
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I am Nottinghamshire
Hope it's treating you well
Thankyou
No probs
Edinbruh
indeed
Hi, you mean we shouldn't trust our eyes instead we have to trust our hearing!👍
Listen to native speakers...
Loughborough
Luff - b - rur
So if you're not british, are you supposed to sort of adopt a temporary British accent while saying these places or
Hi Heidi, there's a difference between accent and pronunciation - this video is about suggested pronunciation.
@@engvidBenjamin Does that mean that if you're american, it would still be correct to pronounce the r letters in the words? Thanks for replying
Thanks so much for the lesson, Benjamin. I do have one question, though. To me is quite clear that Morrissey pronounces "-ham" when he sings "Panic in the streets of (again) BIR-MING-HAM" Is this one exception or should I practise more listening?
Greetings from Chile.
no it’s pronounced “birming-um”, like most places ending in ham. he changed it for the song idk why
Yes, thank you Ayla. Pronunciation may alter in songs.
@@aylasilk4862 Thank you, Ayla!
first time I have seen a gangsta who teaching english
Ha!
@@engvidBenjamin wha!
Scots ones are still a bit off, haha
Apologies! Do enlighten us, Craig.
Learn English with Benjamin [engVid] Haha, Well, not to detract from a very well researched video, as you did a great job, I’m just bein’ fickle as all!
So, “Edinburgh” changes quite a lot depending on where you are in Scotland, so to be fair by you, Ed-in-bra is right for many Scots. Where I’m from it’s Ed-in-bruh, or Ed-in-bur-uh, both ending in a shwah. I even know people that call it by it’s old name Dunedin (Dun-ee-den).
With Kircudbright, the last sound is more “Kir-koo-bray”, or “Kir-koo-breh” ending in a straight sound with no vowel rounding. “Bree” is a bit twee and old hat, even “very proper” sounding recorded train announcements don’t say it like that.
I hope this is more informative than facetious - and I do appreciate the content you made. Regardless of nitpickery, it does highlight how you can never trust what you see with UK place names!
Omg
Edinbruh huh
Bruh
You're getting it!
This drives me bonkers, why have all these extra letters, syllables, if you are not going to pronounce them? lol
Apologies on behalf of the UK's map!
It is slang from the 1800s and earlier...and they have chosen to maintain the tradition as their internal culture.
It's NO WONDER that regular English words all but unpronounceable to non-natives!
True!
It's also outrageous how they pronounce "Greenwich"!
It's definitely closer to 'Grennidge'
See my video on London place names - I think it's covered in that... www.engvid.com/how-to-pronounce-london-places/
You know what... just put the street address I sent you in Google Maps
We can use technology, but it's good too to be able to talk about places, and the British love to talk about how to get somewhere!
Llandudno. your pronunciation is not correct. the "ll" sound is a unique Welsh sound, not convertible to the English.
Thanks Michael. Love that double L sound! Just so you are aware, this is a 'broad brush stroke' for people learning English as a foreign language...
Your pronunciation of the Welsh Town is incorrect I'm an English man in Wales and even I cringe at that, the double LL is a L sound with your tongue at the top of your mouth, can only give a 7/10.
Could you try and spell it phonetically, Haydn?
@@engvidBenjamin it's difficult to spell it phonetically, but should not be in English names as it is not, it is Welsh, you put the tip of your tongue up behind your top incisors and blow while saying the letter el, it is difficult but that is how LL is pronounced, if you are teaching new comers English keep Welsh away from them is what I am saying OK.
¿No se pronuncian cómo se escriben? ¡¡¡ Qué absurdo !!!
You have to get used to that with British English - there are many other examples.
This is insane
:)
It doesn‘t make any sense...
Often English pronounciation doesn't!