English names are notoriously difficult to pronounce when you can only read them. For example, how many syllables are there in Loughborough or Leominster (these are towns in England)? Two! I know it’s strange, it’s strange to me too. I come from the US, where our cities have normal-sounding names (that’s just a little joke!). So what can you do? Here is one of those times when you just need to know the international...
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