the ongoing English usage

Goddlefrood gav_fiji at yahoo.com
Mon Jul 7 23:38:49 UTC 2008


> Geoff:

> Seriously, I take your point about a Cheshire accent. Another 
> thing I notice about Cheshire - and possibly Derbyshire accents 
> is the strong emphasis on a final "g" in a word like "walking".

Goddlefrood:

That's true, we do pronounce gs prominently. The real oddity is 
the letter h. In Cheshire we add an extra h to how it's said, 
thus haitch.

> Geoff:
> As I said before, it's also very difficult to bring home nuances 
> of pronunciation with ordinary letters. 

Goddlefrood:

It is, agreed, glad the point is well taken.

> Geoff:
> Look 

Goddlefrood:

Pronounced Luke in the plains of Cheshire, also we have 
bukes, brukes and many more.





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