On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:30:01 PST, skid.schermerhorn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Skid
Schermerhorn) wrote:
>Welcome to Bawston
//
>How to say these Massachusetts city names correctly:
>
>**Say it wrong, be shunned**
>Worcester: Wuhsta
>Gloucester: Glawsta
>Leicester: Lesta
>Woburn: Wooban
>Dedham: Dedim (like denim w/ a D in the N pace)
>Revere: Re-vee-ah
>Quincy: Quinzee
>Tewksbury: Tooks berry
>Leominster: Lemon-sta
>Peabody: Peabuddy
>Waltham: Walth-ham
>Chatham: Chattum
This pronounciation works pretty well for the
English towns of the same name too.
Brian Whatcott Altus OK
