15 Countries and Cities You've Been Mispronouncing Your Entire Life

Let’s face it, we’ve all mispronounced something in our lives. It’s only human after all, but when you’re in the company of friends it can be a tad embarrassing if you pronounce Gren-ITCH as Green-WITCH. To avoid any future blunders, here’s a handy list of 15 countries and cities you’ve probably been mispronouncing your entire life.

Don’t say: see-oohl
Say: soul

Don’t say: foo-ket (and don’t get that muddled up with the profanity either)
Say: POO-ket

Don’t say: bay-zhinngg
Say: bey-JING

Don’t say: co-LUM-bee-uh
Say: co-LOHM-bee-uh

Don’t say: du-BYE
Say: du-BAY

Don’t say: EYE-RACK
Say: EE-ROCK

Don’t say: kuh-TAR
Say: CUT-TER

Don’t say: green-witch
Say: grEN-ITCH

Don’t say: walks-ah-kuh
Say: WUH-HAWK-UH (we were a little confused too)

Don’t say: an-TEE-gwah
Say: an-TEE-GUH

Don’t say: RYE-kah-vik
Say: RAY-kah-vik

Don’t say: boo-duh-pest
Say: boo-duh-PESHT

Don’t say: were-chester
Say: WOOS-ter

Don’t say: edin-BOROUGH
Say: edin-BUR

Don’t say: mel-BORN
Say: melb’n

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