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From: Dora Smith <>
Subject: RE: [MAWORCES] How do you pronounce Gloucester and Worcester?
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 19:44:40 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <412003122832313380@earthlink.net>


Wistah. We's don't mangle wuds like this in Texas!

Dora

--- Craig <> wrote:
> Dora,
> Worcester is pronounced Wooster (or Woostah), not a
> long wooo sound, but a
> short wu such as wuss (a young persons slang term
> for a wimp). If your from
> Worcester, it is also pronounce Wistah, at times.
> Gloucester is pronounce
> Glawster(Glawstah), such as a claw but with a g. And
> finally, Rochester is
> pronounced Rochester(Rochestah), just like it
> sounds. Some day, I will try
> to explain Scituate, why Wareham has the "h"
> pronounced and Hingham does
> not, and Peabody is Peebuddie(all in one breath),
> not Pea-Body.
> Craig Baker
> Plymouth(Plimoth), MA
>
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Dora Smith <>
> > To: <>
> > Date: 1/27/03 10:08:45 PM
> > Subject: [MAWORCES] How do you pronounce
> Gloucester and Worcester?
> >
> > I ahve been on this list off and on for years, and
> > have discussed a main line of my ancestors with
> many
> > people - but having never actually spoken to them,
> I
> > cannot be sure teh don't pronounce the place where
> > half my Raymond ancestors lived, "Wooster".
> >
> > I know that while researching the family of the
> > British Duke of Gloucester on the web today I came
> > across a pronunciation guide that used dictionary
> > symbols, and I THINK it gave it four syllables,
> > however it would manage that. Certainly it was
> > "Gloucester" and not "Gloster".
> >
> > My mother; the dictionary was wrong - and there
> was
> > one that is "Wooster", too! That would have to be
> > Worcester.
> >
> > Someone please tell me why Rochester is not
> "Rooster".
> >
> >
> > Anyhow, how do you actually pronounce Gloucester
> and
> > Worcester?
> >
> > Dora
> >
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>
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