Comments | weird_ri: Mispronunctiation in Providence.

gallianoparfait in weird_ri

Mispronunctiation in Providence.

Jul 27, 2009 14:21

I wish that Providence area RIPTA bus drivers would all learn to pronounce the name of one of Providence's major streets when they make on-board announcements. It's Westminster Street, not "Westminister" Street. There is no i after the n. Yet almost nobody who drives a bus on it every day pronounces it correctly ( Read more... )

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trika July 27 2009, 18:35:20 UTC

Not the first mis-pronounced word I've heard in RI and I'm sure it won't be the last. ;-)-

risingtofall July 27 2009, 19:07:14 UTC

hahaha yes I've noticed that too.

I love looking at those old post cards and comparing them to what it looks like now.

sapphorlando July 27 2009, 20:40:19 UTC

It's a local pronunciation, very common. Everyone does it, not just the bus drivers. I don't know why. My family's English, and it grates on me, but I don't think there's anything to be done about it.

humglum July 28 2009, 16:15:09 UTC

Ugh. Like "Green-witch" and "War-wick"... instead of the correct "Grennich" and "Warrick"

But I have honestly never heard that mispronunciation of Westminster.