Worcestershire Sauce

John   Saturday, March 13, 2004, 21:45 GMT
How do you pronounce ''worcestershire''.
wassabi   Sunday, March 14, 2004, 02:34 GMT
the way i say it is:
wor (as in wort) sh-ter-sher
a.k.a: wor-sh-ter-sher sauce
Californian   Sunday, March 14, 2004, 03:51 GMT
Wuss (as in someone who is a wuss) - ter sauce.
Californian   Sunday, March 14, 2004, 03:52 GMT
Oops, I meant wuss-ter-sher
Also Californian   Sunday, March 14, 2004, 09:26 GMT
I would say "wor (as in wort) sest-er-shire"
momo   Sunday, March 14, 2004, 12:10 GMT
Worcestershire sauce is japanized as a borroed word and we say "woostar(woo like wood) sauce".
Chilli   Sunday, March 14, 2004, 17:12 GMT
Like momo. Wuss-star.
Eastie   Sunday, March 14, 2004, 18:56 GMT
Like Californian - wuss-ter-sher ['wus t..r S..r] sauce
Harbinger   Sunday, March 14, 2004, 19:15 GMT
People from Worcestershire (a county in the English Midlands) say 'wuss-ter-sher', so I guess this is the correct form.
Jim   Sunday, March 14, 2004, 23:59 GMT
I pronounce it "woosta-sheer": ['wust..Si..] ... but, yeah, best ask someone from Worcestershire.
Jim   Monday, March 15, 2004, 00:13 GMT
Antonio   Monday, March 15, 2004, 12:37 GMT
I believe <wAR-stuh-shEAr> is more correct.
Harbinger   Monday, March 15, 2004, 14:47 GMT
Antonio,

Only if you are a U.S. tourist. There are three syllables: 'wuss-ter-sher' and the stress falls on the first syllable (for most British English speakers, at any rate).
Bayou Rover   Monday, March 15, 2004, 15:05 GMT
Wuss-ter
wassabi   Monday, March 15, 2004, 21:00 GMT
why did they have to create such a complicated spelling since it's kind of obvious that there would be a dilema?