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CBFalconer
- Jan 1, 1970
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Jim said:Jim Thompson said:[snip]
My Thesis advisor once told me that the first time he visited WPI
he spent about an hour on the interstate -- he was looking for
Wu'sta. He passed by Wor-ches-ter several times before it sunk in...
Pronounced just like the sauce ;-)
And sort of like Gloucester.
Then there's Wooster, OH ;-)
and Warrik (RI) ...
I used to take the New Haven... RR from Boston to DC, then switch to
the C&O on into Huntington. Trying to figure out those conductor
calls was quite a challenge.
Montreal streetcars (remember them) used to roll along St.
Catherine until they arrived at "GeeGuy". Sometimes
"Laroogeeguy". Those are hard 'g's.
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