meskigski t1_jec8bcj wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:18 PM

I remember my first time on Leigh Street many moons ago... I pronounced it lay and was basically laughed out the room

WarbossWalton t1_jecuje2 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:04 AM

It makes sense though! Why does it not rhyme with "sleigh"? English is stupid.

healing_gourd t1_jedbtv2 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:37 AM

Leigh comes from traditional English, sleigh comes from American English. Part of the reason English behaves stupidly is because we have massive groups separated by time and giant oceans all contributing to it, hah.

meskigski t1_jedxb13 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:19 AM

If you really want to mess people up, S. LEIGH ST