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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

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