30 Famous Places From Around The World That You Have Probably Always Mispronounced
All your life you've been mispronouncing place names wrong. How do we know this? Because the internet says so, and the internet never lies—that's a fact.
So if the internet says you should be pronouncing Bay-zhhhing as Bey-Jing, then you better get your act together and start pronouncing it properly.
Or, god forbid, you say one of these incorrectly while amongst your peers or at a social event and then you'll forever be tainted with idiocy, ending up as some kind of social pariah who can't even talk properly.
So time to take a look at some of the places below, skool-up, get your braincell working and get it right. And remember, practice makes perfect.
Colorado - United States
The Thames River - London - United Kingdom
Carnegie Hall - New York - United States
Lafayette - Louisiana - United States
Melbourne - Victoria - Australia
Louisville - Kentucky - United States
Colombia - South America
Mackinac Bridge - Michigan - United States
Iraq - Middle East
Brisbane - Queensland - Australia
La Jolla - California - United States
Budapest - Hungary - European Union
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Helena - Montana - United States
Kissimmee - Florida - United States
Wilkes-Barre - Pennsylvania - United States
Norfolk - Virginia - United States
Tijuana - Baja California - United States
Bangkok - Thailand
Spokane - Washington - United States
Beijing - China
Versailles - France
Reykjavik - Iceland
Phuket - Thailand
Montreal - Quebec - Canada
Pakistan - South Asia
Niger - Western Africa
Worcestershire - United Kingdom
Qatar - Southwest Asia
Yosemite National Park - California - United States
H/T Thrillophilia