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To: raccoonradio
Woburn: WOO-burn (I don’t know why)

You might want to ask P.G. Wodehouse (pronounced "Woodhouse"). A lot of these names are older than modern English, and the pronunciations didn't change (or changed differently) as common words became more standardized in pronunciation.
28 posted on 02/07/2010 5:52:10 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Ah! I always thought it was pronounced like it was spelled, WOAD-house...almost like if Elmer Fudd decided to sing a Doors classic: Woadhouse Blues :)


47 posted on 02/07/2010 6:44:42 AM PST by raccoonradio
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