I say "lan-cast-er", with all 3 syllables pronounced heavily and somewhat drawn out. I hear some say "lank" and then a quick "ister", but that just sounds wrong.
I got another one for you: Rio Vista. All the old folks I know in that area say "rye-oh viss-ta". I reckon the technically correct (Hispanic) pronunciation would be "ree-oh vee-sta".
"It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself."
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