Remember the shock you felt when you finally read the lyrics to a classic song that you loved? All those years, you were singing the words to the chorus wrong. This is kinda like that.
This collection of images from the folks over at Thrillophilia takes some of the most commonly mispronounced place names of cities around the world and shows us the correct way to pronounce them.
Of course, some of these mispronunciations are the result of adaptations from one language to another, but it’s all about the more you know, right?
Look:
Bangkok, Thailand
Melbourne, Australia
Reykjavik, Iceland
Dubai, UAE
Beijing, China
Budapest, Hungary
Phuket, Thailand
Brisbane, Australia
Colombia
Yosemite Park, USA
Iraq
Montreal, Canada
Qatar
The River Thames, UK
Versailles, France
Worcester, UK
Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem
Helena, USA
Kissimmee, USA
Lafayette, USA
La Jolla, USA
Niger
Pakistan
Worcestershire, UK
