Question about Foxboro, Mass.

[Jimmy Carter]

Since when did Foxboro become "Foxborough"?

I've noticed the spelling change this year during football games.

Did the town change the spelling or was it always spelled wrrong to begin with?

 

[OSUsushichic]

Let me google that for you

 

[PlanetFrnd]

New Englanders were confused by a word in which they had to pronounce all of the syllables. By adding more letters, they can now pronounce Foxborough in the same fucked up way they pronounce every other suburb of boston - its now pronounced "FOX-buh"

 

[starBUCKS]

[quote='BusNative;134397;8]New Englanders were confused by a word in which they had to pronounce all of the syllables. By adding more letters, they can now pronounce Foxborough in the same [censored]ed up way they pronounce every other suburb of boston - its now pronounced "FOX-buh"[/quote]

My favorite pronounciation is Worcester.... it's prounced Woostah by people here.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

I'm not sure that 'Woostah', MA is much worse than 'Bell-fountain', OH.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

I'm not sure that 'Woostah', MA is much worse than 'Bell-fountain', OH.

Don't forget Lie-ma and Ver-sales.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

Don't forget Lie-ma and Ver-sales.

I forgot about Ver-sales

I don't oppose Lie-ma, though. I always thought of it as the birthplace of the lima bean.

:p

 

[coastalbuck]

I forgot about Ver-sales

I don't oppose Lie-ma, though. I always thought of it as the birthplace of the lima bean.

:p

It smells like it a little south of Lima where they cook the pork skins....

 

[OSUsushichic]

The one I can't stand up here is Peabody. It's Pee-bdee. It's like you're saying it with a nasty cold. Ick.

 

[JCOSU86]

Kay-diz (Cadiz)

Roo-shee (Russia, OH)

 

[OSUsushichic]

Ryo Grand (Rio Grande, OH)

 

[Jimmy Carter]

Kay-diz (Cadiz)

I've never heard it pronounced that way.

Always heard it pronounced the way it is spelled.

 

[Jimmy Carter]

Gratiot, OH

Pronounced (Grayshot)

I've often wondered how many people passed that exit on I-70 and had no idea how it was pronounced.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

I've never heard it pronounced that way.

Always heard it pronounced the way it is spelled.

Ditto. Always heard Ca-dizz.

 

[PlanetFrnd]

My favorite pronounciation is Worcester.... it's prounced Woostah by people here.

The one I can't stand up here is Peabody. It's Pee-bdee. It's like you're saying it with a nasty cold. Ick.

exactly.

Ive got friends from college from each of these places - when I first went to Boston I was very surprised when it didnt appear as if the cities were even on the map. Malbruh is another goodie.