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Its case having been thoroughly presented to the jury, the prosecution decided it was time to take a break.

In some parts, it's pronounced "Woos-tah." (Rhymes with "Roos-tah.") Never, ever, EVER call it "Wore-cess-ter."
 
Take a break from the unqualified opinions of a Texan (and his livestock) and a Floridian (and his frozen livestock) on the pronunciation of any New England city or town and let me provide the final word on Worcester, drawing on first-hand experience, having been born and raised in the Bay State.

It's "Woos-tah" with a short "oo," as in "hood," not a long "oo" as in "food." Additionally, Massachusetts old-timers were known to pronounce it "Wis-tah," but the last time I heard that pronunciation was back in the '80s or '90s, so I have no idea if any "Wis-tah" speakers are still around. There is a city called Wooster in Ohio, and that is pronounced with the long "oo," but with "er" rather than "ah," at least by the natives.
 
State the obvious here, I will, but I reckon somewhere along the line, in the annals o' 'merican history, someone oughta've learned them folks how to speak proper English.

By gum. It's sure-fire frustratin' as all get out to hear folks just mass...massa...uh, slaughter the language like that, I'll tell you what.
 
English-language sentences, complete and properly constructed, are one of TFWG's requirements for participation.
 
TFWG's requirements for participation are a heartbeat, a set o' peepers, n' at least one finger.

You'd figger somebody woulda considered a braille version fer our seein' impaired friends out there. It surely ain't required to make a lick o' sense from yer ramblin' thoughts, er I'd be in a heap o' trouble.
 
A rotary phone, a once-commonplace device, is now what most people would call "old-school."

I've seen videos where today's kids don't even know what a rotary phone is, let alone know how to use one.
 
"Old-school" Bay Staters may very well pronounce Worcester as "Wis-tah" or "Woos-tah" but the correct pronunciation, as Ed said earlier, is using the short "oo" sound.

About the most common mistake is that there is an 'R' in there, spelled Worchester, and pronouncing it Wor-ches-ter. No H. Don't know where that came from.

rosecity, as dmargalotti mentioned, when two people post at the same time, it's been tradition for a very long time (you should know that!) for the next contributor to decide which clue to use. We also do that when someone new comes in and tries to disrupt things so we ignore their gameplay. That's what we did during The Dark Periods known as TheDude's Second Coming and Double Jeopardy: SKenJenningssummers. So no cranial explosions due to my clue not being used but it was a good clue so I'm kinda said about it.

And, while we ponder that pivotal information, the weekend is here which means it's time to relax with a couple of tall boys at the new Illusions. Join us Saturday night for a fantastic 80s Rockfest where Dave and kenny and I will be playing the best in 80s Rock, perhaps some of rosecity's fave country songs (probably not) plus your requests (hopefully not country). The Denny's-sponsored, permanently-guarded mechanical bull is oiled up and waiting for you. We have some delicious food waiting for you from Miss Silkie's Tasty Tidbits, prepared by our very own lovely young library interns. Join us won't you? Have a great weekend.
 
The short "oo" sound is the sound you would hear in the the phrase "I'm hooked."

New England place names aren't always pronounced the way they're spelled. There's a town in Massachusetts named Assonet, and it's prounouced "uh-SOH-nit." Then there's the Assabet River, which is pronounced "ASS-uh-bet." Go figure. And of course, Haverhill is "HAYVE-rill."
 
I'm hooked on phonics, and the English language in general, and have been since my youth.

And once again, as I (not Ed) pointed out, Worcester is pronounced "Woo-stah," with a short "oo." Ed said it rhymed with "rooster," WMC. Three demerits to WMC for crediting the wrong linguist.
 
Around 20 minutes past the hour, someone will be dropping by with a contribution that is informative, comical, educational, enlightening, satisfying and well-written.

Unless that contribution is coming from Texas where most contributors are already well into their Yeti coolers.
 
A contribution that is informative, comical, educational, enlightening, satisfying and well-written should be the goal of every contributor here at The Fantastic Word Game (TFWG as most prefer) in order to demonstrate to the world that TFWG is better than those other inferior word games.
 
Inspiration has rained down on our fair colleague from the land o' the mayflowers n', I'll tell you what, it surprised the heck out of me.

Sounds like a few Early Mornin' (well, early fer him) Beer Consumptions (EMBCs, if'n y'all pre-fer) o' their own have occurred up there in Wis-tah.

When did you grow a chest hair? 🤣
 
It surprised the heck out of me, rosecity, that you finally woke up and joined us so late in the day but here you are spreading your version of TFWG love.

Glad you enjoyed my moment of inspiration. I'll be back to band camp, contributions, the new Illusions, the 80s Rockfest, the mechanical bull, the lovely young library interns and PowerWorld in no time flat. :cool:
 
Your version of TFWG love looks to be the long-awaited gravy train that a couple o' Hasidic (Hayseedic, as redder rednecks prefer) Jew attorneys have been waiting their entire adult lives to come in.
 
Come in to the Fantastic Word Game (TFWG as Ed knows I prefer) and drop a contribution for everyone to ponder and enjoy.
 


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