How do you pronounce “Brichester”?
I know of this issue where Worcestershire and Leicester are pronounced as “Wustersher” and “Lester” so I wonder how Brichester is pronounced?
Is there any special rule that could help you get the pronunciation right or is it just a thing to learn by heart?
Why do people ask questions on Quora?
I recently interviewed Ramsey and he pronounces it Bri and Chester, (as in Bristol) and Chester, Aylinghh. I suppose it might be easier to think of it like this: brit-chester. If I
can make them, I should look at just that.
How do I pronounce brichester with the first syllable of Bristol & the second syllable of Gloucester?
What is the possible meaning of this with the first syllable of Bristol and the second
syllable of Gloucester in the English language?
The place Brichester is called by demented horror writer Ramsey Campbell, you can pronounce it whatever you want.
My first guess is Brickstur, Bristur and Brichstur, but the ch in -chester names are usually pronounced (like Chichester, Manchester, Dorchester, Chester), unlike the hard k sound in -caster names (Lancaster, Doncaster, Tadcaster) and the s sound in -cester names (Leicester, Cirencester, Bicester)”
Would someone on RPGnet pronounced: Brychester
– with the “i” pronounced “eye” like in “eyeballs turn to mush as you look at the thing from beyond reality,” So
either that or Brichestur (a bit like Bridge-chestur).
Similar to video, you can dig into an author’s transcript of the interview and see what he says. He’s an English, from Liverpool, and the place is set somewhere in Gloucestershire (which is pronounced something like Glosturhur).
