• BeN9o@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Worcestershire (Wuss - ter - sher) Worcester (Wuss - ter) Shire (sher)

    You might think: War - sest- er - shy - er, but it’s not.

    Another one some people struggle with is Gloucestershire, looks like: glow - sest - er - shy - er but actually sounds like: Gloss - ter - sher.

    • TheSlad@sh.itjust.works
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      12 days ago

      I counter that with what my thouroughly midwestern American family has always called it: “wooster sauce”.

    • superkret@feddit.org
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      12 days ago

      Damn, did they have a competition with the French over who’s got the most surplus letters in their language?