tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933491027862060748.post2108424738224635547..comments2022-04-10T20:30:14.273-07:00Comments on Just Happy To Be Here: "Please Pass the Worcestershire Sauce" - A Guide to PronunciationMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499101175674020232noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933491027862060748.post-74564809133766779002012-02-20T13:32:34.973-08:002012-02-20T13:32:34.973-08:00I stand corrected. And by a true Brit. Thanks, Who...I stand corrected. And by a true Brit. Thanks, Who-ever-you-are!Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499101175674020232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933491027862060748.post-33391275608150120842012-02-18T18:18:20.266-08:002012-02-18T18:18:20.266-08:00While you have it nearly correct, you have over co...While you have it nearly correct, you have over complicated it.<br /><br />I am English. Born and bred. It is quite simply pronounced: "Wuss-ter" sauce.<br /><br />You pronounce "Shire" when you come from a Shire, such as Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Gloucestershire, Yorkshire or Lancashire....but you don't need to pronounce it on the sauce. <br /><br />Also, SHIRE is not pronounced "sheer" or "shy-er". It is correctly pronounced "shure"....with very little emphasis on the "r".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933491027862060748.post-43668325458206422022010-08-19T22:01:32.573-07:002010-08-19T22:01:32.573-07:00Okay...this word...such exasperation...I finally r...Okay...this word...such exasperation...I finally relegated myself to dubbing it "W" sauce. My mom said it wor-chest-er-shire. That never seemed right, but what did I know in California. My new husband gave me the worst time over that years ago. That's how I decide to go with my shortcut of "W" sauce. Over the years I figured out the first two syllables, but I was never sure if it was sure, sheer, or shire on that last syllable...so thanks, Melinda.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450585466506941235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933491027862060748.post-8357796441610664142010-08-17T11:56:41.594-07:002010-08-17T11:56:41.594-07:00My grandparents are from New Hampshire and my dad ...My grandparents are from New Hampshire and my dad was born in Maine so I remember him always calling it "worstesher" sauce. When I grew up and bought it for recipes I started pronouncing it the way you described with all the syllables broken down and my sister recently corrected me with my dad's pronunciation. My dad's is closer to yours than mine but he still didn't have it exactly the same. Now I know it is actually "woostersheer"! Yeah, thank you Melinda!Mary Dunnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933491027862060748.post-53941718935098332162010-08-16T14:46:05.799-07:002010-08-16T14:46:05.799-07:00That was hilarious! It was like you were right he...That was hilarious! It was like you were right here listening to me make all the same mistakes you told about as I tried to pronounce the different syllables (out loud!). I am SO glad to finally learn how to pronounce the name of one of my favorite condiments. Thank you very much!!Judy and KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155525245838738948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933491027862060748.post-43326147248363634502010-08-16T14:43:33.885-07:002010-08-16T14:43:33.885-07:00Our favorite Boston line when we returned from ren...Our favorite Boston line when we returned from renting a car: "Y'need tah pahk y'cah in th'yahd."Vickie Richeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079262492331946028noreply@blogger.com