They include towns on the outskirts of Leeds that look as though they’d be pronounced one way, only for visitors to discover that they sound entirely different.
So, without further ado, here are the top places in the city that are all-too-often pronounced incorrectly –
1. Most mispronounced places
Here are 12 of the trickiest place names to pronounce if you're not from Leeds. Photo: National World
2. Adel
Adel, home to the magical post-war attraction York Gate Garden, is a suburb of Leeds which is often mispronounced. When Yorkshire Evening Post readers were asked which places in the city get the most botched pronunciations, Adel was easily the most popular choice. When spoken correctly, it should rhyme with "paddle", rather than with "ladle" as it is often mistaken. Photo: Gary Longbottom
3. Roundhay Park
The popular attraction and well-loved beauty spot covers more than 700 acres of rolling parkland with lakes, woodlands, gardens, cafes and playgrounds, as well as a miniature zoo. But despite its popularity, Yorkshire Evening Post reader Diane Willock said she's heard it pronounced "Roundy Park", instead of "Roundhay Park". The green space is pronounced as it is spelled. Photo: Simon Hulme
4. Garforth
According to Yorkshire Evening Post readers, Garforth is also pronounced incorrectly by people from outside of Leeds. All too often, the emphasis is put on the "forth" part of the the town to the west of the city, when it should actually be on the "Gar" prefix. This is the same problem faced by another Leeds town... Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
5. Horsforth
Just as the emphasis is placed on the wrong part of "Garforth", the same is true for "Horsforth", according to readers of the Yorkshire Evening Post. One reader said that the emphasis being put on the second part of the place name makes both towns "sound very posh". Photo: Bruce Rollinson
6. Guiseley
Guiseley has been incorrectly pronounced as "Gizly", says Yorkshire Evening Post reader Jo Williams-Clarke. Photo: Tony Johnson