the ongoing English usage

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Goddlefrood" <gav_fiji at ...> 
wrote:
>
> > Catlady:
> 
> > Considering such famous English pronunciations as Wooster for
> > Worcestershire 
> 
> Goddlefrood:
> 
> Just a minor point the city of Worcester is pronounced as you 
> say, whereas the county of Worcestershire has that extra shire, 
> pronounced shuh by many, Geoff notwithstanding ;-).

Geoff:
I wouldn't disagree on the ending although I might 
write it as "sheh". It's very common...

For example: Wusster-sheh, Oxfedd-sheh, Warrick-sheh, 
Lesster-sheh (for Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, 
Warwickshire and Leicestershire in case you are with 
the baffled).