On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:31:54 -0400, Mike the Elder wrote:

> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:12:29 -0400, Stephen wrote:
>>
>> > Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>> But I think the most egregious examples of "unnecessary letters" are
>> the place names "Leicester" and "Worchestershire".  But I can
>> understand not pronouncing all of those letters, particularly after a
>> few pints. ;)
> 
> Wales wins hands down. Consider the town of...
> 
> Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch
> 
> No, I didn't just make that up:
> 
> http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/gales.jpg

LOL, yeah, Wales would win a competition like that. :)

Jim

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