https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVHEij-hamU&feature=youtu.be This opening challenge proved unexpectedly tricky for our American volunteer. She, quite understandably, said the word exactly as it's spelt, which is precisely the sort of approach that's never going to work with the English language. Ruislip, as it turns out, is a great example of a name containing a silent letter. It's not, therefore, Roo-ee-slip, it's Rice-lip. Here's how to say it.