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Worcestershire sauce
English as my first language and I can’t get that one right either.
No one can.
Wuh ster shuh. I live in that county, it's definitely over-hyped.
Oh, one really pronounces the 'shuh' part? I was told it's just the first two syllables.
Just the first two syllables would be Worcester, which is also a place.
You don't say the last 'R'? I've always said it 'woo - stur - sure' or 'wi - stur - sure,' depending on how fast I say it.
That's because you're American. That's how you say it with an American accent. Like think about how Brits say "sure" vs how Americans say "sure". Americans pronounce the R far more.
Americans are harder on their R's where they're written, but Brits take the R's out and put them softly in other places where they aren't written (to the American ear)
It helps to break it up.
worce - ster - shire
"Worcestershire sauce is the worst."
"Thousand island is worster."
"'Worster'? Sure."
I say it wuss tuh sure
odd, I never had an issue with WarChester sauce.