It's an ongoing controversy here in the Asheville area: Is the Leicester area name pronounced “Lester” or “Lee-cester"? Here's one take on the question, from the Asheville Citizen-Times' Asheville Answer Man column by John Boyle.
Question: You have probably responded to this question many times before, but I am new to the Asheville area and need to know the correct way to pronounce Leicester. Is it “Lester,” “Lee-cester,” or what?Read the full article
My answer: To avoid controversy, I'm going with “…or what.”
Real answer: I have indeed devoted an entire column to this conundrum before, and the upshot from experts is this: It's supposed to be “Lester,” because, well, the place is named after Leicester, England, and that's how they say it. Also, “Leicester” is a man's name, pronounced “Lester.”
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