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minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 months agoa) it’s Worcester not Worchester b) the root is is wo + ceaster (the fort at Wo) c) wo is ellided to woo, ceaster to ster d) woo+ster = wooster, spelled Worcester e) +shire
minus-squareVoroxpete@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoBrit chiming in here, this is correct. Three syllables. And shire pronounced “sheer”, not “shy-er”.
a) it’s Worcester not Worchester
b) the root is is wo + ceaster (the fort at Wo)
c) wo is ellided to woo, ceaster to ster
d) woo+ster = wooster, spelled Worcester
e) +shire
Brit chiming in here, this is correct. Three syllables. And shire pronounced “sheer”, not “shy-er”.