Many people mispronounce places when they’re from other countries – usually they mishaps can appear annoying and embarrassing to the people who live in pronounced location. If you’re one of those people who are always mispronouncing places you might want to take a look at this fancy visual guide on commonly mispronounced places from around the world.

Abhisek Das from Thrillophilia have created a visually version of this useful list, with the use of location photographs which  contain the blurred images with the mispronounce place followed by a crisp image of the cities with the correct pronunciation. Being an Australia I hear my home town, Melbourne being mispronounced constantly! A very funny and helpful guide of 24 Places You’ve Mispronounced From Around The World!

More info: thrillophilia.com (h/t: designtaxi)

Bangkok, Thailand

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Melbourne, Australia

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Reykjavik, Iceland

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Dubai

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Beijing, China

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Budapest, Hungary

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Phuket, Thailand

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Brisbane, Australia

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Colombia

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Yosemite Park, USA

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Iraq

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Montreal, Canada

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Qatar

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The River Thames, UK

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Versailles, France

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Worcester, UK

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Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem

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Helena, USA

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Kissimmee, USA

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Lafayette, USA

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La Jolla, USA

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Niger

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Pakistan

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Worcestershire, UK

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