we pronounce it houseton here... as in Houston Delaware
just so you know, the speech of the people around deal island (formerly devil s island, settled by pirates you know), tangier island, and smith island has been studied by linguists and been determined to be as close to accent of certain colonial era Englishmen as there is in existence today.
I don t remember which Englishmen or I d enlighten you.
Worcestershire Sauce?
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How-ston? Hoo-ston? Hew-ston? (I think it's the middle one)
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Re: Worcestershire Sauce?
In Texas they pronounce it Euw-ston.
In NYC, it's How-ston. As in South of. Aka, SoHo.
In NYC, it's How-ston. As in South of. Aka, SoHo.
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There's a town in Virginia named "Syria"...
That's pronounced "Sy-Ria"....
Sounds like a rather unpleasant intestinal virus....
That's pronounced "Sy-Ria"....
Sounds like a rather unpleasant intestinal virus....
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Dear Lord! He's got a million of 'em!I d enlighten you
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts