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[โ€“] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Something like Woostuhshuh, apparently, for some reason. ๐Ÿคจ

[โ€“] SnowmenMelt@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Americans like over pronouncing shire for all English counties until they remember New Hampshire exists.

[โ€“] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not the shire that worries me, it's where the fuck the rces in Worcester is going...

[โ€“] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's worce-ster-shire. And the "worce" is pronounced "worse".

[โ€“] Klear@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

OK, but what if I pronounce it better?