If British 'royal pronounciation' is really superior to American, why then do they insist on calling the first event in horse racing's triple crown, The Kentucy DARBY.

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DARBY O'Gill

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DERBY


And the same goes for CLERK. It's not Clerk W. Griswold, is it?

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CLARKs

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CLERKS