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Re: Harry Potter (Film) Set
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lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk
Date: 
Thu, 17 Aug 2000 16:35:51 GMT
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Gary Istok wrote:
Gloucester (pronounce "glou-ster" where the "glou" rhymes with a ships "bow" )

Funny, I always heard it pronounced "Gloster" (Glo- as in gloss) growing
up in the UK. Had some friends who lived there and that's how they said
it. Also re the kids nursery rhyme...

Doctor Foster
Went to Gloucester
In a shower of rain

etc

Kevin
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Yeah, I've heard it pronounced both ways. I stayed in Oxford for a while, and Gloucester Green is the name of the bus station there. Perhaps its pronounced differently in Oxfordshire. Gary Istok (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)

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Gloucester (pronounce "glou-ster" where the "glou" rhymes with a ships "bow" ) Cathedral is not considered one of the more famous medieval cathedrals in England (Canterbury, York, Winchester, Salisbury, Lincoln, Ely, Westminster, Exeter, Wells), but (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)

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