Fun Stuff > CHATTER
This thread is like a broken pencil: pointless.
Tova:
Written by someone unfamiliar with the pronunciation of Worcestershire, clearly.
Blue Kitty:
Morituri:
--- Quote from: Tova on 02 Jul 2021, 01:35 ---Written by someone unfamiliar with the pronunciation of Worcestershire, clearly.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, in England that's something like 'wooster' or 'woocher' or halfway between. It remains familiar, at least in part because some folks live there.
In America, people look at an unfamiliar word and pronounce it the way it's spelled. And then their kids and grandkids have no idea what the correct pronunciation originally was.
At this point? I'd be hard pressed to call the above incorrect; I'd just say it depends on the American accent.
pwhodges:
We say "Wooster", with the "oo" sounding like in "book" or "look", not "hoot" or "shoot".
And having it with a Heinz label is an abomination - the one true maker is Lea & Perrins:
hedgie:
Exactly. Heinz is for beans or brown sauce.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version