Submitted by USS_Massachusetts t3_ztyykt in WorcesterMA
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Minnow_Minnow_Pea t1_j1gf9xo wrote
https://bestlifeonline.com/mispronounced-towns-in-the-us/
Not surprised to see La Jolla on that list. 😂
fredpockets69 t1_j1gkztc wrote
Wista
Puzzleheaded-Phase70 t1_j1gmwp9 wrote
I've heard it, once, mispronounced as "Blur-schter". That one took some time to figure out what the f this old guy was even asking me...
dpceee t1_j1h22ci wrote
"Mister with a W" is what I tell foreigners
tugaim33 t1_j1hllxk wrote
That’s the right answer. It’s definitely Wister or Wistah
Redbandana325 t1_j1hoeuf wrote
More than one MA town deserves to be on that list. Leave New England and ask someone to pronounce Peabody or Leominster
GhostbustersActually t1_j1hpkfi wrote
Haverhill, Billerica, Leicester...
Ducky_Quacks-PhD t1_j1htryr wrote
Lived in Whitinsville (Northbridge) as a kid after leaving Fitchburg and everytime my best friend would come and visit he would tell everyone he was going to "White-mans-ville" it was hilarious and he wasn't exactly wrong either
Reyxco t1_j1hwmsr wrote
Respectfully disagree, that's still a wrong pronunciation. It's more like Wuss-ter with an "o" sound it's not at all Wiss-ter with an "i" sound. Kind of like "Wish" is what you're saying right? But as Wist-er, is not correct.
Though I do hear that mispronunciation often. That's why we're called Wootown, not Wiitown.
Reyxco t1_j1hx4z2 wrote
I hear "Leo-min-ster" rather than "Lemon-ster" all the time lol 😂
Reyxco t1_j1hx98w wrote
Respectfully disagree, that's still a wrong pronunciation. It's more like Wuss-ter with an "o" sound it's not at all Wiss-ter with an "i" sound. Kind of like "Wish" is what you're saying right? But as Wist-er, is not correct.
Though I do hear that mispronunciation often. That's why we're called Wootown, not Wiitown.
Witty_Storage3210 t1_j1hzh6p wrote
I tell em WUSS like PUSS* without the Y, And STAH or STA. Lol
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Reyxco t1_j1i01ws wrote
Lol yup, that would be it 😂
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OskieCat t1_j1i2zry wrote
Hole-yoke.
no_clipping t1_j1i67i7 wrote
Used to live in Leominster. Don't reccomend it lol. But it was always easy to tell who was from the neighborhood and who wasn't just by how they pronounced it
rrsafety t1_j1i8brq wrote
Dedham
Redbandana325 t1_j1i97jb wrote
Those are good ones. Hay-ver-hill. Ha!
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DoubbleD_UnicornChop t1_j1ihk6h wrote
This way is more relatable with the Hispanic community.
christohfur t1_j1ilbzn wrote
I know plenty of Worcester natives who say it the Wister way.
dpceee t1_j1ilcy5 wrote
It's still closer and easier for them that way. Because now that I think about it, you are right. I would still take Mister with a W over Worchester
Reyxco t1_j1ilslb wrote
Worchester is definitely the worst 😂
HappyExperience9788 t1_j1ipnwa wrote
Warchester for war town lol
spiked_macaroon t1_j1j3nhy wrote
Yah, it's Wista.
eggelemental t1_j1j6ri9 wrote
Wait, how else are people pronouncing Peabody
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Reyxco t1_j1mtc3y wrote
It's not, but that's never stopped anyone from saying it 🥲
nschroe t1_j1n0xfe wrote
Pronounced less, mispronounced less.
spiked_macaroon t1_j1nonxn wrote
You ain't from here, are you
Reyxco t1_j1nozsp wrote
I was born and raised in Worcester lol 508 baby... I've never given anyone a hard time for saying it like that because at least it's close, but it definitely irks me.
albalfa t1_j1gairu wrote
Curious to what others were on the list?