Hornsea - Hornsey
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Two English place-names can be - and have been - confused. Their pronunciations are differrent only in the mouths of careful speakers.
Hornsea (pronounced HORN-sea IPA: / hɔː[ˈrn siː/). is a coastal town in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is about 15 miles east of Hull, and lies between Bridlington (to the north) and Withernsea (south) on the North Sea coast.
Hornsey (pronounced HORN-zy IPA: / hɔː[ˈrn zi/; the [[sibilsnt is rather more voiced than that of Hornsea, and the final vowel, is shorter) is a district of London.
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