9. Childrey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKnq7npsPAw&feature=youtu.be Place names that include regular-looking words are obviously going to be a minefield. Consider Childrey: the name contains "child" but, confusingly, that section isn't said as "child". Because - surprise! - that's not where the break between syllables occurs. In actuality, this village near Wantage is called "Chill-dree". How did our plucky volunteer do? Unfortunately, she assumed British English made some sort of sense again and said "Child-rey". Exactly how many British people would get that one right either is a mystery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzU4nNHZgrw
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Mike has lived in the UK, Japan and the USA. Currently, he is based in Iowa with his wife and 2 young children. After working for many years as a writer and editor for a large corporation, he is now a freelancer. He has been fortunate enough to contribute to many books on Doctor Who over the last 20 years and is now concentrating on original sci-fi & fantasy short stories, with recent sales including Flame Tree, Uffda, and The Martian Wave. Also, look for his contribution on Blake's 7 to "You and Who Else", a charity anthology to be released later this year.
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