Thank you for the hilarious image of an obnoxious American tourist shouting "I need to talk to the Mater DEE!" at a baffled Frenchman. > (disclaimer: Brit here

Thank you for the hilarious image of an obnoxious American tourist shouting "I need to talk to the Mater DEE!" at a baffled Frenchman. > (disclaimer: Brit here, not defending our pronunciation of Worcestershire) The Americans typically pronounce it some form of "Wooshishurr". I used to live in Massachusetts, and my wife would complain about the British-inspired place names and their local pronunciation. "I'm from Louisiana, I can't with your New England names! There's no 'lemon' in Leominster!" I would gently remind her of how 'Natchitoches' is pronounced; it's certainly not as written.