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Names and Places

Audley End [ORDLEE]

Babraham  [BAY-BR’M (LIKE BRUM, BUT ALMOST DON’T SAY THE U

Babraham Road [BAY-BR’M (LIKE BRUM, BUT ALMOST DON’T SAY THE U

Cambridge [CAME-BRIDGE]

Cambridgeshire [CAME-BRIDGE-SH’RE]  NOT ‘SHIRE’

Caxton Gibbet  [KAK-STN JIB-BET]

Cheveley [CHEEVE-LEA]

Chrishall  [CHRIS-ILL] Coton [COE-T’N]

Godmanchester [GOD-MNNNN-CHESTER] <= frequently wrongly pronounced not  GOD–MAN–CHESTER

Eltisley [ELLE-TIZ-LEE]

Gonville and Caius College [KEYS]

Grafham [GRAF-UM]

Great Wilbraham  [WILL-BRUM]

Gwydir Street [GWEYE-DER]

Hauxton [HAWKS-T’N]

Haslingfield [HAZE-LING-FIELD]

Harwich [HA-RIDGE] [HA – as in ‘have’ but with an R on]

Haverhill [HAYVER-HILL]  NOT ‘HAVE-A-HILL’

Hilgay [HILL-GEE]

Houghton [HOE-TON]

Leys School [LEE’S]

Little Wilbraham [WILL-BRUM]

Lode [LOAD]

Longstanton [LONG STANT’N]

Madingley [MAD-ING-LEE] (NOT MAY-DINGLEE)

Magdalene College [MAUD-LYNN]

Magdalene Street [MAUD-LYNN]

Manea [MAIN-EEE]

Manor School [MANNER]

Mepal [MEE-PAUL]

Mildenhall [MILL-D’N-HALL]

Moulton [MOLE-T’N]

Offord Cluny [CLUE-KNEE]

Offord D’Arcy [DARR-SEA]

OFO [Pron:OH-FAUX] – the Chinese-owned bike share service

Papworth Everard [PAP-WORTH EVER-ARD]

St. Neots [SUNT (as in Punt) NEE-UHTS]

Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge [SEDGE-WICK]

Sidgwick Road [SEDGE-WICK]

Soham [SO-’EM]

Spalding [SPAWL-DING]

Stansted [LONDON STAN-STED]

Stow-cum-QUY [STOWE-COME-KWAI]

Swaffham Bullbeck [SWAFF-EM BULL-BECK]

Thriplow [TRIP-LOW]

Wadloes Road [WODD-LOWS] [WODD – as in a wad of cash]

Wisbech [WIS-BEACH]

Wilburton [WILL-BURTON]

Wyton [WHI-T’N]

 

Names and Places – Norfolk & Suffolk

Bungay [BUNG-EE]

Cley-next-the-Sea [CLY as in sly]

Costessey [COSS – EEE]

Elveden [EL-VE-DEN]

Happisburgh [HAZE – BOROUGH]

Postwick [POS – ICK]

Mundesley [MUNDS – LEA]

Wymondham [WIN-D’MMM]

 

Public Figures

 

Jeremy Benstead [BEN-STED], former Mayor of Cambridge (Labour). NOT ‘Steed’.

Leszek Borysiewicz [LES-ZEK  BOR-ER-SHAY-VITCH], Former Vice Chancellor, University of Cambridge.

 

 

Presenters & Newsreaders (Alphabetical by Surname).

 

Matt Bentman [BENT-M’N] presenter, Flavour NOT pronounced as ‘Bent Man’

Błażej [BLAA-JAY] presenter, Polish Waves

Tobias Bown [Like TOWN]

Kristine Ceirane (PRON CHAIR-AN), Reporter

Leigh Chambers [LEE CHAIMBERS] presenter Bookmark / Mid mornings

Paul Christoforou [CHRIS-TER-FOR-ROO] presenter, Rock Of Ages

Ian Daborn [DAY-BORN] presenter, Saturday Mornings

Kasia Wozniak [CASH-ER WAS-KNEE-ACK]

Kiran Kaur (Sky Newsreader). ki-RUN (ki – ‘i’ is pronounced as ‘i’ in sit) Core.

DJ Kuryakin [DEE-JAY CUREY-ACK-IN] presenter, Revelation Time

Emer O’Hanlon [EE-MER] contributor, Flavour

Maciek [MA-JECK] presenter, Polish Waves

Mike Hauser [HOWS-ER] presenter, Renegade Rock

Sara Woo Sam [A Sara, not a Sarah] presenter, Opus 105.

 

 

Shows

 

Words

 

Controversy  [CON-TRO-VERSY] NOT Contraversy

Mackay’s Ironmongers – [MAC-AYE]

Schedule [SHED-YULE] as in SCHHH or Schweppes.  NOT SKED-YULE

Scudamore’s Boatyard – [SCOO-DAH-MORES]

 

Politicians

 

Daniel Zeichner [ZEI CHHH-NER] – Incumbent Cambridge MP (Labour).

Jeremy Benstead [BEN-STED] – Incumbent Mayor of Cambridge (Labour). NOT ‘Steed’.

Chuka Umunna [CHOOK-AH. UH-MUN-A] (Think “snooker” and throw in a Northern accent and you’ll be OK).

 

Singers, Groups and Bands

Alison Moyet [MOY-AY]

Cee Cee Peniston [SEE-SEE PENIST’N]

Des’ree [DES-RAY]

Duran Duran [as in Durable] [DURE-ANNE]

Erasure – [Erase is as in erase your hard drive] [ERASE-YUR]

Foxes [is a solo singer, female, not a band!]

Chi Lites [CHEYE LIGHTS]

Sade [SHAR-DAY]

Daughtry [DOR-TREE]

Gallagher and Lyle [GALLAGER and LIE-ALL]

Gotye [GO-TEE-AY]

Natalie Imbruglia [IMBROO-LEE-AH]

David Bowie [BO-WEE] [as in a violin bow – NOT taking a bow]

Shania Twain [SHAN-EYE-AH]

REO Speedwagon [R.E.O] [as in the letters R.E.O – not Rio]

INXS [IN-EX-SESS]

Emeli Sande [EMILY SANDAY]

Mutya Buena [MU-TEE-YA BWENNA]

Wilson Phillips – IS A GROUP NOT A SOLO SINGER

Danny Wilson – IS A GROUP NOT A SOLO SINGER

 

Sport

Medy Elito (MEDDY EL-EE-TOE – as in thing at the end of your foot!)

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal: loo-EE vun KHAAL (-u as in bun, -kh as in Scottish loch)

Stoke striker Bojan Krkić: BOY-an KUR-kitch (-oy as in boy, -ur as in fur, -tch as in catch)

Newcastle striker Facundo Ferreyra: fack-OON-doh ferr-AY-ruh (-oo as in moon, -ay as in day)

West Bromwich Albion striker Brown Ideye: id-AY-ay (-ay as in day)

Newcastle defender Daryl Janmaat: DURR-il YUN-maat (-u as in cut, -y as in yes, -aa as in father)

Newcastle midfielder Rémy Cabella: ray-MEE kab-el-AA (-ay as in day, -aa as in father)

QPR defender Mauricio Isla: mow-REE-si-oh EE-sluh (-ow as in now, -s as in sit, -ee as in street)

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino: mow-REE-si-oh potch-et-EE-noh (-ow as in now, -s as in sit, -tch as in catch)

Phillipe Cou-teen-e-oh