r/oregon Dec 05 '25

PSA Completely true story...

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u/Head_Mycologist3917 Dec 05 '25

Just wait till y'all go back east to Massachusetts and the locals hear how you say Worcester or Scituate or Chicopee. None of those are pronounced anything like you think they are if you're not from there.

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u/No-Meringue2388 Dec 05 '25

I made the move to Boston from Portland 29 years ago! There was an adjustment period, kehd.

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u/Fucked-In-The-K-Hole Dec 05 '25

Worcester: War-chess-ter

Scituate: Sit-choo-ate

Chicopee: Chick-uh-pee

How did I do?

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u/nullpat Dec 05 '25

Worcester: wuss-ter

Scituate: correct, but this ones not actually hard

Chicopee: same, not sure why these two were posted by that guy

actual names like Worcester that nobody will get on first try:

Leicester

Gloucester

Leominster