How about the good old English place, Beaulieu? If you don't already know how the English pronounce it, you'll never guess.Ypres is a tough one.
Speaking of Kent, the author of an article in the just-published issue of the quarterly magazine 'The Margate Mercury' sent me a pdf this morning, where I'm quoted on the optical reasons for the quality of light in that seaside town. Luckily, it was for print, because if I pronounced the name I'd have said 'mar-gate', which certainly must be totally wrong.A village in Kent ...
Born and bred in Ashby de-la-Zouch, lived there until I was 20. The "Zouch" bit was the name of the family (de-la = of the) who became the owners.Next, you'll be telling us that there is a town Ashby-de-la-Zouch. What is a Zouch?