[at-l] Pronounciation (was New Pico Shelter, Killington VT [OT])

[m_factor@hotmail.com (Mara Factor)]

>From: "Walter Daniels" <danielsw@bestweb.net>
>Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:46:17 -0400
>
...
>And do not even attempt to pronounce any town in MA phonetically. They
>almost all have British pronunciations, e.g. Leominister is lemster.

Well, I agree - sort of.  Leominster is pronounced a perfectly reasonable
leminster (just leave out the 'o').  It's Worcester and Leicester that get
butchered all the time.

Worcester =3D wooster (like Worcestershire sauce - woostershire sauce)
Leicester =3D lester

Don't make them any more complicated than necessary.  :-)

Of course, it's great when you visit England and the locals can't figure ou=
t
where you're from.  "Obviously," you're not American because you know how t=
o
pronounce those weird names.  But, you certainly don't sounds like any form
of British.

Oh, and I almost forgot:
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

Generally pronounced Webster Lake because nobody can get the entire indian
name.  (Look it up if you don't believe me.)

On the flip side, I work in a town that should be mispronounced, however, i=
t
is pronounced just as phonetically as it is spelled:  Chelmsford.  No fools
here, though.  lol

Mara
Stitches, AT99

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