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**GustavM** · 02-19-2009, 06:29 AM

You live in Worcester MA, which is named after Worcester, Worcestershire (pronounced woostersheer NOT war-ses-ter-shire!!!);

That's pretty much how it's pronounced in Massachusetts, as well.

Also the War of American Independence (or Revolution) was started because they wanted to be represented in Parliament due to taxation (something we are STILL waiting for here!

); and thought of themselves, in the majority as English colonists. (Watch the HBO "John Adams" much better than the tinsel covered version of history you guys normally get!!!) "No taxation without representation" has been a part of every bit of Colonial American history that I've been exposed to.

An interesting factoid about American English vs. British English. It is generally thought that British English is the "older" version, but in fact American English contains many features of 15th and 16th century English now gone or uncommon in British English. Among these are words like "gotten" and "fall" (for the season), and the short "a" in "bath", "path", etc.

Linky.

02-19-2009, 06:29 AM	#19
GustavM Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 422 Senior Member	You live in Worcester MA, which is named after Worcester, Worcestershire (pronounced woostersheer NOT war-ses-ter-shire!!!); That's pretty much how it's pronounced in Massachusetts, as well. Also the War of American Independence (or Revolution) was started because they wanted to be represented in Parliament due to taxation (something we are STILL waiting for here! ); and thought of themselves, in the majority as English colonists. (Watch the HBO "John Adams" much better than the tinsel covered version of history you guys normally get!!!) "No taxation without representation" has been a part of every bit of Colonial American history that I've been exposed to. An interesting factoid about American English vs. British English. It is generally thought that British English is the "older" version, but in fact American English contains many features of 15th and 16th century English now gone or uncommon in British English. Among these are words like "gotten" and "fall" (for the season), and the short "a" in "bath", "path", etc. Linky.
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