Greater Manchester is home to some confusing place names. Regardless whether you grew up in the region or not, there are some places which are certainly difficult to pronounce.
Some words look as though they should be said in a certain way, but in reality are pronounced very differently.
We spoke to people on the streets of manchester to find out if they could pronounce some difficult place names correctly.
Some words look as though they should be said in a certain way, but in reality are pronounced very differently.
We spoke to people on the streets of manchester to find out if they could pronounce some difficult place names correctly.
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00:00 It makes so much sense when you say it, but it would never actually make sense in my head.
00:05 Greater Manchester is home to some confusing place names. Regardless if you grew up in
00:10 the region or not, there are some places which are certainly difficult to pronounce. Some
00:15 words look as though they should be said in a certain way, but in reality are pronounced
00:20 very differently. A few confused looks and eye rolls from locals may be on the cards
00:25 if you were to call Blakeley Blackley for instance, despite the spelling. We spoke to
00:30 people on the streets of Manchester to find out if they could pronounce some difficult
00:34 place names correctly.
00:36 Harfrees? Harfree? What's that first one, what do you think?
00:41 Er... I don't know that one.
00:44 I know this one's Bury, right?
00:46 Salford.
00:48 Dubhill?
00:51 Dobble?
00:52 I don't know that one.
00:53 Howland?
00:55 I'm doing terrible here.
00:57 Tills... no.
00:59 Tillsley?
01:01 Greenacre?
01:03 Beswick?
01:07 Beswick?
01:09 Blachley?
01:11 Blackley?
01:13 Mossley?
01:15 Worsley-Mesneys?
01:17 Godwick?
01:19 That's the best I got.
01:21 You started really strong with Bury and Salford, and you almost got double.
01:24 So this is Harperhay.
01:26 Oh, okay.
01:28 So you've got Harperhay, Bury, Salford, Dubhill, Huffend, Tillsley, you don't pronounce the D,
01:33 Greenacres, not Greenacres, which is interesting, Beswick, Blakley,
01:38 spelt Blackley, pronounced Blakley, Mossley, with a Z, Worsley-Mesneys, and Godwick.
01:46 Yeah, Harperhay, Bury, Salford, Downhill, Who End, Tilesdale, Greenacres, Beswick, Blakley, Mossley, Worsley-Mesneys, Godwick.
02:04 Harperhay, Bury, do you want to do some?
02:08 Well, Salford, I'm wondering whether I need my glasses for the next one,
02:13 Dubhill, Huffend, Tillsley, Greenacres, Beswick, Blakley, Mossley, Worsley, I don't know what Mesneys is, Godwick.
02:27 All right, so let's start. Harperhay, Bury, Salford, Dubhill, Who End, Tillsdale, Greenacres, Beswick, Blakley, Mossley, Worsley-Mesneys, Godwick.
02:48 Well, you're the only person to get Worsley-Mesneys, probably because it's like French.
02:52 Ah, okay, okay.
02:53 That would explain why.
02:55 Okay, Harperhay, Bury, Salford, is that Dubhill?
03:02 Huffend, Tillsdale, Greenacres, Beswick, Blakley, Mossley, Worsley-Mesneys, and Godwick.
03:12 That was perfect!
03:13 Yeah, well, that is, you know, 15 years of local radio. I'll do that for you.