Statistics for Commonly Mispronounced English-language Place Names

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Louisville, Kentucky, United States	LOO-ee-vil	55%
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States	RAH-lee	48%
Brisbane, Australia	BRIZ-bən	45%
Connacht, Ireland	KON-awt	45%
Nevada (US state)	nə-VA-də (as in "apple")	45%
Comber, Northern Ireland	KUM-bər	35%
Hawarden, Wales	HAR-dən	32%
Sault Ste. Marie, Canada	SOO-seint-ma-REE	32%
Regina, Canada	rə-JINE-ə	29%
Kirkcaldy, Scotland	kur-KAW-dee	26%
Dunedin, New Zealand	də-NEE-dən	23%
Slaithwaite, England	SLA-wit	23%
Streatham, England	STRET-əm	23%
Mousehole, England	MAOZ-əl	19%
Launceston, Australia	LON-səs-tən	0%