We’re still scratching our heads about how smooth weatherman Liam Dutton pulled this off.
But somehow he just rolled Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch off his tongue, casual as you like, while doing his Channel 4 weather report.
For anyone not aware, this small Welsh town with the big name holds the title for Britain’s longest place name with a staggering 58 characters.
When this American channel got wind of the story, they obviously fancied a crack at pronouncing this.
They didn’t even come close…
Over in New Zealand, they had spotted Liam Dutton’s linguistic prowess and fancied a little gentlen one-upmanship.
Presenter Renee Wright topped that Welsh tongue twister, with this absolute leviathan of a place name:Â Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
It’s a name of a hill in Hawke’s Bay boasting a ludicrous 85 character – and no, we’re not even going to try.
