There is a Massachusetts joke I remember from when I lived there.Someone from out of town is looking at a map of Massachusetts. He asks "Have you ever been to Wor-ches-tur?The Massachusetts native says "It’s pronounced “Woostah!” and this town, Gloucester, is pronounced “Glastah.” And this town—Leicester is pronounced “Lester.”The out of towner points to the town of Framingham, and says "So I guess this town is pronounced “Friggham.”
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