Gormadt to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone • 3 months agoHard things to say [Rule]files.catbox.moeexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down11
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minus-square@funkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink9•3 months agoa) it’s Worcester not Worchester b) the root is is wo + ceaster (the fort at Wo) c) wo is ellided to woo, ceaster to ster d) woo+ster = wooster, spelled Worcester e) +shire
minus-square@Voroxpete@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•3 months agoBrit chiming in here, this is correct. Three syllables. And shire pronounced “sheer”, not “shy-er”.
a) it’s Worcester not Worchester
b) the root is is wo + ceaster (the fort at Wo)
c) wo is ellided to woo, ceaster to ster
d) woo+ster = wooster, spelled Worcester
e) +shire
Brit chiming in here, this is correct. Three syllables. And shire pronounced “sheer”, not “shy-er”.