As no-one else seems to have jumped in with further information, I will. Worcestershire is pronounced: "Woostershire" or even: "Woostershuh" as most english folk tend not to emphasise the, "Shire". Leicester, (which is the county town of Leicestershire), is pronounced: "Lester" and "Lestershuh". There's a lovely one in Oxfordshire, (Oxfordshuh) that's spelt Bicester but of course we pronounce it differently as: "Bistuh". Lou London, UK In a message dated 25/05/2006 08:27:33 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Likewise Worcestershire (of sauce fame) which I always guessed might be WAR CES TER SHUR. An English friend tells me its "WOOSTER." On Thursday, May 25, 2006, at 09:51 Asia/Tokyo, Faith Saint Francis wrote: > Leicester, an old English town. Impossible to pronounce,
