tidyman said:
Because when a W comes after a S it is usually silent, but after a D it isn't.
Why did everyone when I was young used to say Rush- em but now everyone says Rush-home?
this was to do with the local eateries. When they first appeared everyone would Rush-em, now after many years of serving shite everyone wants to Rush-home.
Hope that's cleared that up. Take note Markt85, fact of the day here.