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24 July 2013

Proper pronunciation of "Worcestershire" (via)

post by: Atom Eyes at: 21:50 | 7 comments

... and Taliaferro is pronounced 'tolliver', rhymes with 'oliver'.

posted by Ardiril 24 July | 23:39

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

posted by Eideteker 25 July | 08:36

I remember the late, great Godfrey Cambridge talking about this. In an exaggerated street accent, he said that the provenance of the name was from a guy holding up the bottle, and saying "what's this here sauce?"

posted by danf 25 July | 10:44

American pronunciation of English place names always makes me smile. It's so easy - you say Worcestershire as Wustershire and Leicester as Lester. But even the Plaza Hotel in New York can get it wrong ...

posted by Senyar 25 July | 11:22

"Do I know Bertie Wooster? Sure!"

posted by Ardiril 25 July | 11:54

heehee

posted by rmless2 25 July | 12:10

What's-this-here sauce.

American pronunciation of English place names always makes me smile. It's so easy - you say Worcestershire as Wustershire and Leicester as Lester.

Hmm. We have both of those place-names in Massachusetts (Worcester and Leicester), along with Leominster and Gloucester, and that's how we say them. Well, some people say Wustah or Leicestah or Gloucestah or Leominstah, but you get the idea.

posted by Miko 25 July | 22:32

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