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minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·edit-211 hours agoBecause you taxed our tea. But it’s really just a Pennsylvanian thing. There’s Lancasters in Ohio and California that are pronounced"LAN-caster." I think it’s because there was significant German population in Pennsylvania since before the Revolution.
minus-squareNoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 hours agoIf in doubt, always blame the Germans.
Because you taxed our tea.
But it’s really just a Pennsylvanian thing. There’s Lancasters in Ohio and California that are pronounced"LAN-caster." I think it’s because there was significant German population in Pennsylvania since before the Revolution.
If in doubt, always blame the Germans.