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technothrasher on May 17, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Retro Computer Museum

We've got a Leicester here in Massachusetts which is also pronounced 'Lester'. It is just West of Worcester, which is pronounced 'Wuster'. But they become 'Lestah' and 'Wustah' with a Boston accent.

weevil on May 17, 2023 | [–]

True to their namesakes then; Leicester is pronouned by the locals as 'Lestah' or 'Lestoh'.

kinbiko on May 17, 2023 [flagged] | [–]

In the UK instead of “booster shot” they say “borcester shot”.

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