pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 8 months agoThere's probably a word I've been pronouncing wrong my whole life that I don't know aboutmessage-squaremessage-square238fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareThere's probably a word I've been pronouncing wrong my whole life that I don't know aboutpruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square238fedilink
minus-squareExecutive Chimp@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoIt’s pronounced “siren sester”.
minus-square4am@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months ago“-cester” is usually pronounced “stir”, I’d assume then “Sir In Stir” if I got the first part wrong
minus-squareperviouslyiner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-28 months agoand Towcester (“toaster”) Map Men will explain a few more examples
And nearby Leominster
Lemon Stir
And Cirencester
Sern Stir?
It’s pronounced “siren sester”.
“-cester” is usually pronounced “stir”, I’d assume then “Sir In Stir” if I got the first part wrong
and Towcester (“toaster”)
Map Men will explain a few more examples