The first syllable of Albany rhymes with pal, Sal or Mal. Not Paul, ball or Saul.
Castle rhymes with parcel not hassle (ok, you can probably debate that one, but the way some people – mostly Eastern-Staters – pronounce it makes me grind my teeth ;))
The first syllable of Derby rhymes with her or sir, not car or bar. This doesn’t just apply to the town, it extends to sporting events (such as the Western Derby) and probably even to the hats – if anyone had any reason to discuss them.
Exmouth is pronounced Ex-mouth not Exmuth as it would be in England.
Fremantle can be pronounced as either FREE-man-tle or fre-MAN-tle but is often just FREE-oh.
Joondalup is JOON-da-lup not joon-DAR-lup.
Mandurah is MAN-ju-ra not man-JUR-ra.
(Yes, the pronunciations would be much more precise if I used the IPA, but this post is a rough guide aimed at the general public who wouldn’t recognise the IPA if it danced around in front of them wearing a shirt reading “Hi! I’m the IPA!”. So there! :))
(Also: Woooo!!! Post 600!!! :))
