How to pronounce Slaithwaite?

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Pronunciation of Slaithwaite

Like the Berkshire town "Slough" (SL-OW), then IT.
This place in West Yorkshire, England, has three different pronunciations depending on how local (or posh!) you are. This one is less common, but very local, dropping the "TH" altogether.


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Pronunciation of Slaithwaite

Slaithwaite is pronounced as

s l ow w ih t

s sounds like the 's' in 'so'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ow sounds like the 'ow' in 'cow'
w sounds like the 'w' in 'win'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
t sounds like the 't' in 'to'


Slaithwaite is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ s l ow w ih t ]

s l ow w ih t
so let cow win it to

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Pronunciation of Slaithwaite

SLATH wait


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