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[Pblakeney]

Sorry, should have clarified that it was the spelling that caught our eye.

Oh! That's just the worch.

 

[Pross]

Can anyone explain this?
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Seen today on the M5, about 14 miles north of Worcester.

Someone messed up. It happens regularly with Welsh translations but that’s a glaring one. I assume an error at the manufacturer rather than in design as it would surely have got spotted

 

[briantrumpet]

Sorry, should have clarified that it was the spelling that caught our eye.

I need a rest... I didn't notice, haha.

 

[C R]

Someone messed up. It happens regularly with Welsh translations but that’s a glaring one. I assume an error at the manufacturer rather than in design as it would surely have got spotted

Some US influencers apparently talk about Worchester sauce, so our children were joking that the sign maker was a follower of one of those.

 

[Ian H]

Bertie would have a heart attack.

 

[briantrumpet]

Some US influencers apparently talk about Worchester sauce, so our children were joking that the sign maker was a follower of one of those.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQHhdy_gpcw

 

[briantrumpet]

It's definitely an 'American' problem...

 

[First Aspect]

Go on then, which are they?

F1, footie, rowing, baseball oddly enough, because I fell asleep to a lot of it.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Some US influencers apparently talk about Worchester sauce, so our children were joking that the sign maker was a follower of one of those.

The American pronunciation of "war-chester-shire" has been around for a while. I recall a Lea & Perrins ad years ago that referenced it.

 

[Rusty Nails]

F1, footie, rowing, baseball oddly enough, because I fell asleep to a lot of it.

"Footie"!

 

[C R]

Bertie would have a heart attack.

Wodehouse used quite a lot of the village names from around here in his books. Sometimes Bertie's itineraries sound like one of my ride routes.

 

[C R]

The American pronunciation of "war-chester-shire" has been around for a while. I recall a Lea & Perrins ad years ago that referenced it.

I know, I just wasn't expecting that spelling used in road signs. Not at least until Farage becomes prime minister.

 

[First Aspect]

"Footie"!

Association football?
Fitba?

 

[C R]

Association football?
Fitba?

Soccer, Shirley.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Association football?
Fitba?

Football. Nothing else needed.

Chelsea fans watch footie.