They’re mispronounced even by other Americans! most people outside New England pronounce the first and third totally wrong.How about English town names like Worcester (ˈwʊstə), Leicester (ˈlɛstə), Gloucester (ˈglɒstə) and Norwich (ˈnɒrɪʤ)? These, among others, are very commonly mispronounced by foreigners.