So, the second 'c' in Connecticut is silent?

[pokerfan]

Why is it there? If it's an English rendering of the original Algonquian...

/kəˈnɛtɪkət/ kuh-net-i-kuht Show IPA

–noun
1. a state in the NE United States. 3,107,576; 5009 sq. mi. (12,975 sq. km). Capital: Hartford. Abbreviation: Conn., Ct., CT (for use with zip code).
2. a river flowing S from N New Hampshire along the boundary between New Hampshire and Vermont and then through Massachusetts and Connecticut into Long Island Sound. 407 mi. (655 km) long.

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition

originally the name of the river, said to be from Mohican (Algonquian) quinnitukqut "at the long tidal river," from *kwen- "long" + *-ehtekw "tidal river" + *-enk "place."

[KamaAina]

1. Grandpa always used to make a point of saying "Connect-ee-cut"

after I moved up there at age 11, just to get my goat.

[MrScorpio]

2. It's under the jurisdiction of the US Marshal Witness Protection Program nt

[flvegan]

3. Ever been to Worcester?

[pokerfan]

4. Are you implying that Worcester is of aboriginal origin?

:P

[flvegan]

5. I'm suggesting that one silent "c" is child's play.

:rofl:

[Capn Sunshine]

6. FWIW the second N is silent also

[Common Sense Party]

7. First time I tried to pronounce Worcester to my Bostonian boss

he slapped me.

Well, no, he didn't. But it was in his eyes.