Friday 28th March 2025
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    Posh pronunciation (Quiz #861)

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    A quiz inspired by an article in that poshest of publications, Country Life. Link at the end of the quiz.

    1. How should one pronounce the name "Featherstonhaugh"?

    2. The Marquess of Bath changed his surname from ‘Thynne’ to ‘Thynn’ in 1976, to help people pronounce it as...what?

    3. How should one pronounce the name of the Duke of Rutland's ancestral home, Belvoir Castle?

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