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The word "shire" is often mis-pronounced. When used on its own, the word is pronounced as "shy-er". This pronounciation also applies to other uses, such as in Shire Horse, Shire Hall, Shire Way, Shire Barn and so on.
The word "shire" is often mis-pronounced. When used on its own, the word is pronounced as "shy-er". This pronounciation also applies to other uses, such as in Shire Horse, Shire Hall, Shire Way, Shire Barn and so on.
When pronounced as part of a county name in the UK, the word is pronounced as "sheer".
When pronounced as part of a county name in the UK, the word is pronounced as "sheer", or alternatively as "shu" (ending with the 'shway' sound conventionally represented by an inverted lower case letter 'e').
[[Category:sociology]]
[[Category:sociology]]