> Geoff: > Just for the record, Worcester(shire) is the same as > Leicester(shire) and Gloucester(shire) in the spelling > of the "cester" bit. Mike: When I lived in Boston I learned to pronounce it "Wuss-ster" Which led me to pronounce "Gloss-ster" But I also thought it was pronounced "Lie-ster" Am I wrong on that last one? Or the others, for that matter?