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The Tube map is an ever-evolving, yet crucially familiar, site that Londoners will swear by to their dying breaths.

Given our ridiculously complex network of well over 400 stations on the map, including almost 300 London Underground stations spread across the 11 Tube lines spider's web Overground Network, the DLR stations in the East, Tram stops in the South and now TfL Rail stations all the way to Reading, the map is remarkable for being so easy to read and follow.

But we've also all cringed when we hear a totally out-of-order pronunciation of one of those stations.

Usually it's not their fault - you can't automatically know how to pronounce words if you've just read them.

At MyLondon we thought we'd compile all the worst breaches of the pronunciation code we've heard over the years and let you know how to pronounce the names of these stations...

1. Addiscombe

Add-is-cum not Add-is-comb

2. Aldgate

Auld-gate not Ald-gate

3. Alperton

Al-purr-tun not All-per-ton

4. Balham

Bal-umm not Bal-ham

5. Beckenham

Beck-un-umm not Beck-enn-hamm

6. Becontree

Beck-un-tree not Beacon-tree

7. Birkbeck

Burc-beck not Birk-beck or Bur-beck

8. Bow Church/Road

Bo not Boww

9. Bushey

Bushe-ee not Bush-ay

10. Caledonian Road

Cal-id-own-ee-un not Kale-don-ian

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11. Chiswick Park

Chiz-ick Park not Chiz-wick Park

12. Gidea Park

Gid-ee-ur Park not Guide-ar Park

13. Gloucester Road

Gloss-tur Road not Glow-sess-tur Road

14. Gunnersbury

Gun-nurrs-bree not Gun-nurs-burr-ee

15. Hainault

Hey-nolt not Hey-now or Hey-naw

16. Harlesden

Harls-dun not Har-lus-den

17. Highams Park

Hi-ums Park not Hig-ums Park

18. Holborn

Ho-bun not Hole-born

19. Ladbroke Grove

Lad-brook Grow-v not Lad-broke Grow-v

20. Loughton

Lau-tun not Luf-tun or Loo-tun

21. Maida Vale

Made-ur Vale not My-da Vale





22. Marylebone

Mar-li-bun not mary-luh-bone

23. Moorgate

More-gate not Moo-ur-gate

24. Northolt

Nor-tholt not North-holt

25. Osterley

Ost-ur-li not Ost-er-lay

26. Penge West

Penj West not Peng-er West





27. Rotherhithe

Roth-er-hi-the not Roth-er-hive

28. Ruislip/Gardens/Manor

Rye-slip not Ru-is-lip

29. Sloane Square

Slow'n Square not Slo-ayn Square

30. South Quay/ Surrey Quays

South Key and Surrey Keys not South Kway and Surrey Kways

31. Sydenham

Sid-un-um not Side-un-um

32. Theydon Bois

Thay-dun Boys not They-dun Bwa

33. Tottenham Court Road/Hale

Tot'-num not Tott-en-ham

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34. Walthamstow Central/Queen's Road

Wall-thumb-stow not Wal-tham-stow

35. Wandle Park

Wond-ull Park not Wan-dull Park

36. Wapping

Whopp-in not Wap-ping

37. Warwick Avenue

Worr-ick Avenue not War-wick Avenue

38. Willesden Junction/Green

Wills-dun not Will-us-den

39. Woolwich Arsenal

Wull-itch not Wull-witch

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