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WATCH: We try pronouncing ‘Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob-wllllantysiliogogogoch’

WATCH ABOVE: A U.K. weather anchor conquered the name of a Welsh village that’s nearly 60 letters long. So, we thought we could too.

EDMONTON – When a British weatherman became an online star this week for nailing the nearly impossible pronunciation of a Welsh village name, we thought: how hard could it really be?

Spoiler alert: it’s really, really hard.

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The town is called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

Welsh weather presenter Liam Dutton mentioned the town of just over 3,000 people during his weather report Wednesday.

WATCH: UK weatherman Liam Dutton put on quite a show during his forecast as he tackled pronouncing the name of the tiny Welsh village, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.  Dutton, a Welshman himself, pronounced the name with perfection. 

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