>>(On the other hand, I haven't
>>the faintest idea how to pronounce "Worcester."
>
>WUSS'ter, first syllable rhymes with... well, "wuss". Second syllable
>often rendered "tah" in the local dialect, but not always.
>
>I'm not sure how the English city's name is pronounced; I would
>suspect the "orce" has a longer "oo" sound, as in "rooster", but the
>US city's name is not pronounced this way, at least not by its
>own residents.

The English have a long tradition of names that are spelled very differently than how they're pronounced. The Worcester, England is pronounced WUSS'teh. They also have a Leicester, pronounced LESS'teh, Gloucester, pronounced GLUSS'teh, and other such wonders of the English language. Most cities and towns in the New England area (except Vermont) have analogues in England that have a similarly odd pronounciation (real original types, those Pilgrims... much like the Tomodachika :) )

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