How Do You Pronounce Greenwich?

Greenwich – Greenwich ( (listen) GREN-itch, GRIN-ij, GRIN-itch, or GREN-ij) is an area of South East London, England, located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross. How do you spell Greenwich as in Greenwich Mean Time? Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory […]

How Do You Pronounce Gloucester In Boston?

Gloucester (Glaw-ster) How do you pronounce Gloucester Massachusetts? Gloucester: The city is a popular spot for people to visit because of the rich seaport history there, but that doesn’t mean the visitors can actually say the name. Glos-stir is what this name sounds like. Is Gloucester and Gloucestershire the same? […]

How Do You Pronounce New Orleans?

You may have heard the proper way to pronounce New Orleans is “NAW-lins,” but locals will tell you that’s not the case. “New Or-LEENZ,” with a long E sound, is also off the mark. Most locals opt for the simple “New OR-lins,” and some even say it with four syllables: […]

How Do You Pronounce Town In Massachusetts?

How do you say town in Massachusetts? Pronouncing Massachusetts Towns: A Rebus Guide Lemonister Pronunciation: Lemon-stir. Peabody Pronunciation: Pee-bid-eee. Saugus Pronunciation: Saw-gus. Fitchburg Pronunciation: Fitch-burg… Tewksbury Pronunciation: Tooks-bury. Salem Pronunciation: Sale-em… Winchendon Pronunciation: Witch-in-done. Woburn Pronunciation: What is the hardest to pronounce town name? VroomVroomVroom has listed 25 hard to […]

How Do You Pronounce Roanoke Virginia?

How do you spell Roanoke Virginia? Roanoke (/ˈroʊənoʊk/ ROH-ə-nohk) is an independent city in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. How do you pronounce Spokane? The correct pronunciation is “Spo-CAN,” not “Spo-CANE.” The name Spokane comes from a Native American tribe. It means “children of the sun.” This city is located […]

Is Nevada Or Nevada Pronounced?

UNLV history professor Michael Green said in the 150 years since Abraham Lincoln first gave our chunk of land statehood, only Nevadans pronounce our state name with the short “a”: Ne-vă-da. Is Nevada pronounced Nevada or Nevada? Politicians on the campaign trail often confront the question: Is there a right […]

How Do You Pronounce The Name Essex?

How do you pronounce Witham in Essex? Witham. This sizeable town between Chelmsford and Colchester sits right by the A12. The tricky ‘th’ in the middle catches a lot of out-of-towners off guard, pronouncing it in the same way you pronounce ‘them’. For those who don’t know, it’s pronounce Wit-Ham. […]

How Is Haverhill Pronounced?

Break ‘haverhill’ down into sounds: [HAY] + [VUH] + [RIL] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them. Record yourself saying ‘haverhill’ in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen. How do you pronounce Gloucester in Boston? Gloucester: The city is a popular […]

How Is Bmw Pronounced?

Since ‘BMW’ is just a three-letter word, people tend to pronounce it in the English version – ‘bee em double yoo’. However, being a German brand, the English pronunciation isn’t valid for the brand name. Thus, the absolutely authentic pronunciation is ‘bee em vee‘. What is BMW called in Germany? […]

How Do You Pronounce Hawaii?

Hawaii is properly spelled Hawai’i where the apostrophe indicates what is called a glottal stop. A glottal stop is a momentary pause in the flow of air, like between the syllables of the interjection uh-oh. The correct pronunciation is huh-WAH-ee with a glottal stop. Do you pronounce Hawaii with AV? […]

What Is A Correct Pronunciation?

Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect (“correct pronunciation”) or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language. What is […]