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Similarly, Norwich, Connecticut is pronounced Nor-which locally.
by chrxr 9y ago
Similarly, Norwich, Connecticut is pronounced Nor-which locally.
- rdiddly 9y agoThose wacky Nutmeggers (who badly need a standard demonym by the way) also pronounce their local Thames River as thaymz and yes that's with the th as in thick. But they do pronounce Greenwich (CT) as the English do.
- richardfontana 9y agoI have read (no source at hand though) that that one used to be "Nor-itch" but during the 20th century the pronunciation was gradually forgotten and replaced with a spelling pronunciation. If I remember correctly the same was true of Warwick ("War-ick") Rhode Island.
- Radim 9y agoSame thing happened with Berkeley in the US: originally "Barclay", and still pronounced "Barclay" in the UK.