pron of Worcester, MA

[James Harbeck]

>At 10:36 AM -0500 2/27/09, Alison Murie wrote:
>>Pronouncing /c/ as "ch"  doesn't necessarily imply the mistaken
>  >insertion of an /h/

True; my judgement on this had been influenced by my estimation of
the persons saying it. But I could have been wrong.

>Another factor in Mass. may be the influence of "Dorchester" (often
>pronounced something like DAH-chistuh, but in any case with a "ch"
>affricate).

Very true, and thanks for reminding me of that very local influence.

James Harbeck.

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