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The talk show host pointed out that Cholmondeley is actually pronounced “Chumley” and made the bizarre pronunciation a running joke. “Now there have been rumors an affair between William and the Marching Band of Chicanery since 2019,” he said, mocking her title.
-Stephen Colbert trolls Prince William's alleged affair with Rose Hanbury
There's no Fookin' way in the King's English this is the real way to pronounce this!?!
Haha. It is clear you're not British or at least familiar with British pronunciations of some words and place names. Mispronounce "Leicester" or "Portsmouth" and you will bring down the entire wrath of England. These pronunciations are relic of Old English and pre-Modern Era English, or bastardised when the Norman-French came.
And who are we to complain when everyday English words are already bizarre? "Salmon" is meant to be pronounced "sa'muhn". It's a relic of Norman-French. "gh" in some words are silent like "bought" and "nought". And sometimes "ou" is pronounced as "aú" like in "bough". Why are these letters there when they are silent?! The latter words are descendant of Old English.
These huge variations in pronounciations is what makes many non-native English speakers confused and struggling.
Isnt it weird how we pronounce 'salmon' as 'salmon' but we pronounce 'salmonella' as 'salmonella'?