A fairly recent survey discovered that Alnwick is one of the UK's most mispronounced names - but there are an abundance of other towns and villages across the North East that catch out even the most cultured linguist from time to time.
No matter whether you were born and bred right here - in our little corner of the UK - or if you've recently relocated from further afield, there's a big chance you won't know how to pronounce the likes of Cambois or Ushaw Moor until they come up in conversation.
And after you've been sternly scalded by locals who wont see their home hub tarnished in name, you'll be bound to never make the same mistake again.
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To help save you the embarrassment though, we've compiled an interactive quiz - so you can test your knowledge before sparking up conversation with friends about commonly mispronounced places like Bellingham or Berwick. And a little perk is, we will tell you if you're wrong - so you can in-turn tell other people how wrong they are in future.
And who doesn't love that every now and again?
So be sure to give the quiz below a go, to see just how much room for improvement there is with regards to your local vocabulary. And be sure to let us know how you get on in the comments section below.
