Why do Britons pronounce St. John as "Sinjin"?

[Clyda]

Jag-you-are

And they toss about 7 extra syllables into aluminum.

The British spelling for element 13 on the periodic table is different than the American spelling, so of course they pronounce it differently.
British spelling: aluminium
American spelling: aluminum

 

[dave_the_nerd]

https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/Sahjhan

 

[BoomerD]

I ar a Warshingtonian...

 

[brianmanahan]

My mother pronounced "roof" as "ruhf," and "roots" as "ruhts."

that is the correct way imho. the "oo" in "roof" or "root" is like the "oo" in "foot".

 

[sactoking]

Why wouldn't it be like the "oo" in "loot" or "boot" or "pool?"

 

[brianmanahan]

Why wouldn't it be like the "oo" in "loot" or "boot" or "pool?"