• @funkless_eck
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    93 months ago

    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

    • @Voroxpete
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      23 months ago

      Brit chiming in here, this is correct. Three syllables. And shire pronounced “sheer”, not “shy-er”.