A tale of two shires

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• Karl@programming.dev ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I wanna live in these typa places <3

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• sundray@lemmus.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh no, they dropped the “shire” it’s just Worcester, now.

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• glorkon@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In Germany, we call it “Wörtschestascheiasoße” and I think that’s beautiful.

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• fubarx@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Image

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• abbadon420@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What are the walls of those building made of?

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  • CelloMike@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Top one is a wooden frame with brick, bottom is probably the same but covered with lime plaster

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• PunnyName@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Wuh Stuh Sher

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  • MysticEdge@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I worked in a British pub, they claimed It was pronounced “Worshster” Sauce.

    Two syllables.

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  • Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    that’s not right either. wus ter sheer suace.

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  • xistera@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Washyoursister sauce

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  • sunbeam60@lemmy.ml ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I know! The joke doesn’t really work when you know how to pronounce it.

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• dumbass@leminal.space ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  War chester shire

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  • Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Woo ster shire

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• AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  the first “R” is silent in worcester. ye olde english strikes again!

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  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Pretty sure it’s actually pronounced “woostershur”, so none of it works when said out loud. It’s a bad time to be an auditory reader 🤷

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  • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    þe old English.

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    • 0xD@infosec.pub ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      ICQ!

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• Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m going to annoy all my relatives with this, thank you!

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