Forgive me for being ignorant but...
Do you pronounce it Shrop-SHIR or Shop-SHY-ER?
Wor-chester-shir? or Wor-chester-shire? Do you actually pronounce the "IRE", or is it like "IR"?
2006-10-17 03:18:18 · 7 answers · asked by Damn Dirty Ape 1 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
Depending on what part of the UK the person saying it is from, it's basically
Worcestershire is Wustershur
Shropshire is Shropshur but is also known as Salops!
Leicester is Lester
many many more.....
There is Slaithwaite near where I live which is called Slowit...
Don't you just love these English names!
2006-10-17 03:33:43 · answer #1 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Firstly - you are not an ignorant American - well, an American maybe but certainly not ignorant.
The "e" is Silent so it is pronounced Shear as in a cliff face, there is a shear drop or how you would shear a sheeps wool off.
You raise a funny point with Worcestershire. Its very strange itslef and is pronounced Woss-ter-shir. Like Liecestershire is in fact Less-ter-shir.
2006-10-17 04:36:47 · answer #2 · answered by Paul 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The shire bit depends on your regional accent. I'm from Devon so I say Shyer. This means that I say Woostershyer.
2006-10-17 03:31:53 · answer #3 · answered by john b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a fair question if you are traveling to England. The farther north you go in England, the more northern accent you will hear. In my nightclub, the punters call it "cockney" accent. For example--GRACE AND FAVOUR should be pretty straight forward. I have heard greece and fever, gryce and fyver and of course--grace and favour. If you are American, then it doesn't matter. Whatever you are comfortable with. When in doubt, consult your dictionary.
Boaz.
2006-10-17 03:33:12 · answer #4 · answered by Boaz 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Good q! It varies with regional accents...thinking about it I think I use most...lol..helpful I know.
Correct english (a la BBC) would say shy-er
But its often said she-er or just sh-uh (v short u)
wu-ss-t-sh-uh is how id say it...lol! looks well weird written
Incidently
loughborough is said luff-bu-ru not loo-bu-roo as some american once asked for directions to-got v blank looks!
2006-10-17 12:34:53 · answer #5 · answered by Kibonzo 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Worchestershire is pronounced Woos-ter Shy-er
Glouchestershire is Gloss-ter-Cher
Shropshire is Shrop-cher (like Cher the singer)
Some are pronounced shire, like in Buckinghamshire, some are pronounced cher.
All names that has a chester in in, loses the che.
2006-10-17 03:53:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anria A 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I would say "Shrop-sher"
"Worcestershire" is pronounced "wuss-ter-sher"
2006-10-17 03:29:13 · answer #7 · answered by Big Pat Roach 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Shir." Think of the "e" as silent. :)
2006-10-17 03:26:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋