What is the main reason given for the different pronunciations of city names in various languages?
50 City Names You Pronounce Wrong! | (How to say European cities in English)

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
English speakers are arrogant.
It is a common practice across all languages.
It is due to language barriers.
It is a recent trend.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the city of Barcelona pronounced in American English?
Barth-elona
Bar-selona
Barcelona
Bar-thalona
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which city is pronounced differently in British and American English, with the R being pronounced in the latter?
Manchester
London
Birmingham
Edinburgh
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In American English, how is the city of Cologne pronounced differently from British English?
The G is silent.
The L is pronounced.
The second O is pronounced differently.
The first O is pronounced differently.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which city in Italy is known as Firenze in Italian?
Naples
Florence
Milan
Rome
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the British English pronunciation of the capital of Norway?
Oslo
Osloo
Osla
Oslow
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which city in Poland is sometimes pronounced as Krakow in the UK?
Gdansk
Krakow
Warsaw
Poznan
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