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[owl]

Are any of the names on the Colquhoun/Colhoun/Calhoun/Calhoon/Cahoon variation not pronounced 'Ca-hoon'?

Also, is speak-as-you-spell sending Dee-yell the way of Mackenzie? Though in a small sample size I have noticed that Dalziel seems to be the original pronunciation more often than Dalzell.

What other disconnects between spelling and speaking are there around?

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[white_hart]

The nearest sizeable town to my parents' village in Norfolk is Wymondham. Pronounced like the author of Day of the Triffids.

Also, there is a suburb of Coventry which can be spelt either 'Styvechale' or 'Stivichall'. In either case, it's pronounced Sty-chall (rhymes with shall).