Friday, February 10, 2023
100 tube stations and how not to pronounce them
ACTON TOWN: ack-TON-ton
ALDGATE EAST: old-gert-issed
ALPERTON: al-PER-ton
AMERSHAM: a-MER-sham
ANGEL: anne-gull
ARNOS GROVE: arr-nose grow-vay
ARSENAL: ar-SCENE-all
BALHAM: bal-HAM
BARBICAN: bar-BICK-an
BARONS COURT: ba-RONSK-at
BATTERSEA POWER STATION: bah-TERZ-ee pow-ARSE-ter-shun
BECONTREE: bah-CON-tri
BERMONDSEY: ber-MOND-see
BOROUGH: bow-ruff
BOSTON MANOR: BOW-stun ma-NORE
BOW ROAD: ber-RODE
CALEDONIAN ROAD: ca-LED-ah-KNEE-an rode
CANADA WATER: ka-NA-da-wa-ta
CANNING TOWN: kan-NING-ten
CANNON STREET: can-ON-stritt
CANONS PARK: ka-NON-spuk
CHANCERY LANE: chank-er-Elaine
CHARING CROSS: chair-ing-croze
CHESHAM: CHEZZ-um
CHISWICK PARK: chy-SWICK-puk
CHORLEYWOOD: chor-LEE-wood
COLINDALE: ka-LIN-dale
COLLIERS WOOD: coll-ee-YAZE wood
DAGENHAM EAST: dah-GAY-nam east
DOLLIS HILL: dor-LISS-il
EALING COMMON: e-LINK-er-men
EARL'S COURT: erle-scutt
EAST HAM: eeee-stam
EDGWARE ROAD: edd-GWAH-ree rode
EPPING: AY-ping
EUSTON: ooze-ten
EUSTON SQUARE: ooze-ten skwarr
FARRINGDON: fah-RING-don
GLOUCESTER ROAD: glow-star rode
GUNNERSBURY: gah-NERZ-brie
HAINAULT: high-nolt
HAMMERSMITH: ha-MERCE-myth
HANGER LANE: han-ja-lain
HARLESDEN: har-LEZ-den
HATTON CROSS: ha-TONK-ross
HIGH BARNET: HIGG-bar-nay
HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON: HAY-bree-andy-SLING-tun
HIGHGATE: higgerty
HOLBORN: holl-BORN
HOLLOWAY ROAD: ho-LOW-way rode
HOUNSLOW CENTRAL: ho-unze-lo kent-rull
HYDE PARK CORNER: hid-eppa-corn-ay
KILBURN: kyle-bun
KNIGHTSBRIDGE: ker-niggs-breej
LANCASTER GATE: lank-ers-TAR-git
LATIMER ROAD: lar-TIE-ma rode
LEICESTER SQUARE: lie-sess-ter skwar-ay
LEYTONSTONE: lay-TON-stun
LOUGHTON: low-UGG-ten
MAIDA VALE: mah-EE-da-va-LAY
MANSION HOUSE: manz-ee-on howse
MARBLE ARCH: mar-blarch
MARYLEBONE: ma-rully-bun
NEASDEN: ni-AS-dun
NORTH GREENWICH: north grin-witch
NOTTING HILL GATE: knot-in-GHYLL-gert
OVAL: ovv-ul
PADDINGTON: pa-DING-tun
PERIVALE: purr-ivel
PICCADILLY CIRCUS: pi-CAD-early KUR-sus
PIMLICO: pyme-like-oh
PINNER: pee-nay
PLAISTOW: plaistow
QUEEN'S PARK: quin-spuk
QUEENSWAY: kwenze-wee
RUISLIP: roo-iz-lip
SHEPHERD'S BUSH: shee-PERD-spoosh
SNARESBROOK: snah-REYZ-brook
SOUTHWARK: sew-thwark
ST PAUL'S: sporlz
STOCKWELL: stow-quell
SUDBURY HILL: sood-burial
THEYDON BOIS: they-done-boys
TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD: ter-TEN-um ker-TRODE
TURNHAM GREEN: turn-ham-green
UPMINSTER: up-mince-tay
VAUXHALL: vawks-hole
VICTORIA: VEEK-ta-RYE-ah
WANSTEAD: wharn-stud
WARWICK AVENUE: WAR-wick a-VEN-yew
WATERLOO: wah-TER-loo
WEMBLEY PARK: whem-BLIP-urk
WEST ACTON: weh-STACK-tun
WEST EALING: WEST-er-ling
WEST HAM: wez-dumm
WEST HARROW: whizz-TAR-oh
WEST RUISLIP: west-REEZE-lip
WHITE CITY: why-TESS-ity
WHITECHAPEL: why-TEK-hap-ell
WILLESDEN JUNCTION: will-ES-dun JUNK-tee-on
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