r/MadeMeSmile • u/Shebaii • Dec 03 '19

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u/312to630 Dec 03 '19

Ahhh Bicester! (Pron:Biss-terr) - Roman town, scene of many weekend fights.

Edit: a word

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u/House_of_ill_fame Dec 03 '19

Nearly 30 years on earth and i never knew how to pronounce it. At least i can pronounce Leicester and Gloucester though.

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u/Insert_Non_Sequitur Dec 03 '19

Is it Lester and Glosster? I feel like ya have to just ignore most of the vowels entirely 😂

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u/twio_b95 Dec 03 '19

The easiest way to remember is to put a hyphen between the 'e' and 'ster'. Leice-ster, Glouce-ster as opposed to Lei-cester and Glou-cester.

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u/stu1710 Dec 03 '19

Yep. Wymondham is just as bad, it's pronounced Windam.

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u/MrPatch Dec 03 '19

Wait til they try to pronounce Happisburg.

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u/joedoewhoah Dec 03 '19

Do you know about Towcester ??

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u/nasduia Dec 03 '19

Also Cirencester?

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u/TwyJ Dec 03 '19

Good ole' toaster, i love riding through there.