americans to british people: "oh my godddd, you're british! haha oh my god, your accent is like so cute, haha, you're like from harry potter haha!"

me to americans: "say this word" *holds up a piece of card with "leicestershire" written on it*

americans: "ley-chester-shy-re?"

me: "oh my god you precious soul, here say it with me,"

@avie that one is something like /lεstəʃɚ/, right?
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@avie oh so the first r is still pronounced? I thought BrE left those out most of the time
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@avie what you said would be /lεstɚʃɚ/ i suspect, so i was pretty close
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