Whu-ster-sha is as close as I can write to how I pronounce it.
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Shire should be a diphthong, however you pronounce it - even if the release of the second vowel is swallowed, ellided or glottalized.
Wooster sure sauce
I don't give a fuck what anyone says, I pronounce it "war-chester-shy-er". Fight me.
Fight me.
No. You win.
As a german it's clearly vore-tsester-shy-er
I also do this, but only in the kitchen.
Also pass me the ka-nife.
And while we're clearing the air, it's "Saint John", not "Synjyn". You want it to be "Synjyn"? Then you go change your name to "Synjyn".
Wuss ta sheer
This is the way!
Wuster sher (pronounced like her).
Now learn Gloucestershire.
Glowstersher
GLOSS ter sher
Glaw ster sure?
Gif.
glue stick
whurster is how I have heard British people say it but still, I like to draw it out. make sure all the vowels are vocalized
Sorry what?
Ah, Worcester tech, right on the river. Next to glover's needle, which I always thought was haunted because of the little light in the top window. How do you reckon they change the bulb up there?
Vry carefully....
Wusstesher.
Worst chair sauce
"Your sister sauce"
Warsh yer sister sauce
It rhymes with Reginald
Would Chaser Sike?
Great little bit on that in this episode of Tasting History.
‘Because no English place name ever sounds like it is spelled.’
London?
You mean Landun?
War-chest-ur
To rhyme with Dorchester? 🤣
I like your pronunciation, even though it's wrong