A: Ah, you want to know about the "chthonic" thing? It's a real thing, we swear. It's when you're pronouncing "chthonic" as "thun-ick". No, really, that's how it's done. It's like a little secret handshake between linguists. Don't worry, we won't tell anyone you didn't know that.
Q: What about "Worcester"?
A: Oh, "Worcester" is a real thing too! It's a town in Massachusetts, you know. You can totally pronounce it as "WOOR-uh-ster" or "WUR-ruh-stur", we won't judge. It's a local tradition, really.
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Q: What about "Worcester" in the context of a medieval English king?
A: Oh, that's a different story! In that case, you should totally pronounce it as "WOR-ruh-stur". It's like, a kingly pronunciation or something. Don't @ me, linguistic historians.
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