Submitted by officepolicy t3_zsy4un in boston
lotusblossom60 t1_j1awl78 wrote
Met a girl from another state. She pronounced Billerica like Bill-air-eh-cah. I laughed so hard. Worcester was Warchester.
officepolicy OP t1_j1aydey wrote
Well we live in Am air eh cah so it makes sense
Doortofreeside t1_j1b4bd3 wrote
Imagine pronouncing it AM ricka
officepolicy OP t1_j1b4w7b wrote
Lol, or Billerica like ‘murica, burica
BigHmmEnergy t1_j1bqu2t wrote
It’s closer to Treh-mont but trey-mont is acceptable. Accent on the first syllable
bbqturtle t1_j1bo8ha wrote
Oh no. I don't know to pronounce it either :(
Otterfan t1_j1cgiaj wrote
In the TV show Fringe—which was set in Boston—they said "Bill-air-eh-cah".
_violetlightning_ t1_j1cu2ik wrote
Oof, that’s terrible. My cousin was a producer on that show. He knows better.
dyqik t1_j1btnh3 wrote
Whereas it should be pronounced bill-a-rickey, after the original place. ;)
Cormyll666 t1_j1ccj1t wrote
Legit though everything here is pronounced incorrectly. How anyone gets “Wuhsta” from “Worcester” I will never know. Ditto for so many others. Lemonster from Leominster? Come on.
It’s all just an elaborate gatekeeping mechanism to tell who has lived here long enough and who hasn’t.
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