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Roflganger:
Quote from: Simsample on 2009 July 13, 22:29:43
Quote from: CheritaChen on 2009 July 13, 21:20:35
Unfortunately we have inherited some of that, thanks to New England. Worcester, Massachusetts has to be the fault of the colonists. "Woo-ster"? Really? Come on.
I live quite close to the original Worcester, and unfortunately there are quite a few other odd names around here too. Gloucester (pronounced gloster), Cirencester (pronounced Siren-ses-ter), Leominster (pronounced Lemster) and Tewkesbury (pronounced by the locals as Chooks-burry) are just a few that spring to mind. It's always quite interesting to hear how these names are pronounced in the states, where many of the same place names exist.
Funnily enough, they're all towns (well, except for Cirencester, I think) in Massachussets. I am not aware of Tewkesbury being pronounced Chooksburry but the other pronunciations remain.
ETA: Actually, Leominster is "Lemminster", now that I think about it.
DrNerd:
Leominster, Mass, is indeed "Lemminster." I would correct the pronounciation of "Worcester" as "WOO-ster," though. It's generally either "WIS-tah" or "WUSS-tah" in Massachusetts Sort of like how "Holyoke" isn't "HO-lee-oak," it's "WHOLE-yoke" or "HOeyoak," with the 'l' hinted at and "Holy" being as close to one syllable as it can get. The "h" in "Amherst" is likewise silent: New Yorkers pronounce it "AM-herst" while the Mass types say "AMurst."
CheritaChen:
Houston, TX, was named after Samuel Houston, who did indeed pronounce it "HYEW-st'n." My point was that "HYEW-st'n" and "HOWS-tun" are both valid pronounciations of "Houston" and that whether one pronunciation was "right" or "wrong" at any given time is dependent on context. Saying "HYEW-st'n" Street in NYC is just as wrong as going to "HOWS-tun" Texas, but the pronounciations are not wrong in and of themselves.
FerDeLance:
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maxon:
Quote from: rufio on 2009 July 13, 21:31:23
Apparently there is also a place in England called Cholmondeley which is pronounced Chumly.
Cholmondley is more commonly known as a name though there is a place called Cholmondley. How about Beaulieu and Colquhoon? They usually give the colonists trouble too. Actually, there are gazillions of weird English pronunciations. I think we do it just to annoy people.
rosess:
It takes a long time to find Hurkin, Utah, on a map, given that Hurkin is spelled "Hurricane." The pronunciation isn't indicative of a local drawl; it's a one-name anomaly.
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