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There's probably a word I've been pronouncing wrong my whole life that I don't know about (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Just based on how often I notice someone mispronounce a word without realizing it (or have done so myself and realized it later). Statistically I'm probably still doing it with some word.

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[–] Bagel5941@aussie.zone 42 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Worcestershire

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 33 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I believe it's pronounced "wstr"

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Close, that's Worcester. Worcestershire is "wstrshr"!

[–] Teal@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Woosta! :)

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

Wuss-ter

Wuss-ter-sheer

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The whole word is silent

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

sauce?

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 9 months ago

That one isn't silent

[–] pturn1@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

And nearby Leominster

[–] executivechimp@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

And Cirencester

[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

and Towcester ("toaster")

Map Men have a few more examples

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sern Stir?

[–] executivechimp@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's pronounced "siren sester".

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

“-cester” is usually pronounced “stir”, I’d assume then “Sir In Stir” if I got the first part wrong

[–] executivechimp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago

It's English. The only rule is that actually in some cases the rules are different.

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Lemon Stir

[–] Briguy@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Wash your sister sauce

[–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

There's a Worcester in Massachusetts, local pronunciation rhymes with sister (which is in turn said like "sista")