>>Imho, the finest word in the english language is the word 'colonel'. Since when is 'olo' prounounced as 'er'? Is there another word that uses that concept? Should I be saying 'hergraph', or 'hertov cocktail'? How about pleading 'ner contendere', or getting on a horse to play 'per'? ;)
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>Surely this is part of the British linguistic laziness that makes "Worcester" be "Wooster" and so forth.
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Any citizen of Massachusetts can tell you it's pronounced Wusstuh.

Of course, everyone in Mass. is probably smiling too much today to care. Not exactly an auspicious Series debut for the Rockies. I can only hope it was rust and we won't see more of the same.