Italian chef Pasquale Sciarappa speaks English much better than I speak Italian, but his struggle with the pronunciation of Worcestershire sauce is priceless. The sauce is named after the county in England, Worcestershire, meaning the shire of Worcester. An American would sound it out as written if they didn’t know the British pronounce it “WOOStershur.” However, the Italian pronunciation of the phonemes as written is quite different. After Sciarappa struggles with the common pronunciation, he gives us a rundown of how it would sound in Italian.
I'm English.... We do NOT say "Woostershur sauce", it's simply "Wuster sauce", if you use three or more syllables you mark yourself out instantly as a foreigner.
If the majority call it Werchester then the majority plus know what(where) is being talked about. That's what oral communication is for, so no harm no foul.
Somewhere in my travels, I cam across "What's this here sauce" and forever more, that's what I call it.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's wonderful. I'll have to use that sometime!
ReplyDeleteIt's "Wistersheer" here (Aus).
ReplyDeletewoosie sauce
ReplyDeleteI'm English.... We do NOT say "Woostershur sauce", it's simply "Wuster sauce", if you use three or more syllables you mark yourself out instantly as a foreigner.
ReplyDeleteNow pronounce Chickasaw.
My folks lived in Worcester, MA, before I was born, so I had a head start on pronunciation.
ReplyDeleteNothing hard about Chickasaw.
If the majority call it Werchester then the majority plus know what(where) is being talked about. That's what oral communication is for, so no harm no foul.
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