How to Pronounce 25 Tricky British Last Names and Titles
Many American English speakers are so used to their particular steel ofsilent lettersandstrange pronunciationsthat they utter word likelaugh , endangerment , andcolonelwithout thinking too much about it . But when we see an especially crying example specific to British English — say , a name likeCholmondeley — we tend to get a little incredulous . FromBelvoirtoWriothesley , here are 25British titlesand surnames that do n’t voice like they search . ( Keep in mind , though , that name often have multiple pronunciation — and the correct way to say a fussy mortal ’s name is however they tell you it should be said ....