Is it 'all' or 'al'? That's a question that has been posed in the YEP newsroom by reporters who did not grow up in Leeds.

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Eight of the most mispronounced place names in Leeds - including Wortley, Calverley, Adel and Alwoodley

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Published 30th Apr 2023, 11:45 GMT

It is a cruel reality that many words do not quite sound as they look.

If you are venturing to a new location and get the name of the place wrong, you can often leave yourself at the mercy of ridicule. The Yorkshire Evening Post newsroom is made up of people from various parts of England and the names of some Leeds locations have a tendency to leave them confused.

Here are eight of the most mispronounced place names in Leeds, including Wortley, Adel and Alwoodley.