Pronunciation/Names
How do you pronounce Greenwich?
GREN-itch/ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/
Commonly said as: "green-witch"
gren itch
Greenwich
What it is
Greenwich is a London borough and the origin of Greenwich Mean Time.
Why it gets said wrong
The w is silent and the first syllable is gren, not green.
Hear it in a sentence
Time is measured from Greenwich.
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