sam henri gold

can someone — ANYONE — explain to me why Worcester is pronounced "Wooster" but Dorchester is not pronounced "Dooster"

Like 1 20 May 2023 at 1:31 | Open on hachyderm.io

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Sean

@samhenrigold e n g l i s h

20 May 2023 at 1:34 | Open on aus.social

20 May 2023 at 1:42 | Open on mister.computer

@kyle yo i love glooster

20 May 2023 at 1:43 | Open on hachyderm.io

20 May 2023 at 1:44 | Open on mister.computer

@samhenrigold Wait? You mean it’s *not* Dooster. Bugger.

20 May 2023 at 1:49 | Open on mastodon.nz

@samhenrigold Must be that added “h”? Clearly “h” is the flag for “hPronounce all the letters”.

20 May 2023 at 2:34 | Open on mastodon.social

Sean, *all the lpszLetters. That hPronounce gives me some win32 vibes

1 20 May 2023 at 4:10

2 20 May 2023 at 4:26