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Please settle a friendly argument between my wife and I. How is "Reading" pronounced for the Reading Railroad?
I think it is pronounced "Redding". My wife thinks it is pronounced "Reeding". Who is correct?
Thank you
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Ed Hein Member # 890
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It is pronounced "redding" - rhyming with Otis Redding.
Ed
Kent Loudon Member # 902
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It's "redding". (I'm not so sure about the city in Mass.) And while we're on the subject: Tamaqua, PA is t'MOCK-wuh, and Mahanoy is MAH-huh-noy.
MPALMER Member # 125
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It's "Redding" in Mass. also.
But how about this: Staunton, VA is pronounced "Stanton" (as I was corrected recently)
Konstantin Member # 18
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Thank you for settling an argument. I did not realize that this post would produce other pronunciations, but here is another:
Worcester, Massachusetts is pronounced "Wooster"
I recently learned that on the Lake Shore Limited.
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MPALMER Member # 125
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And if ever head north out of Boston on the MBTA (ex-B&M) to Rockport you will go through Gloucester (pronounced Gloster).
skinsfan31 Member # 910
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Yes, Staunton, VA is pronounced Stanton. I ran across an Englishman on the Cardinal recently who mispronounced it, and I corrected him.
Mass. has tons of wierd names. Not only Worcester (Wooster) and Gloucester (Gloster), but also Woburn (Woobun), Dorchester (Dawchestuh), Revere (Reveah), and Haverhill (Haverull). BTW, the MBTA/B&M serves all of them.
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