Subject: RE: RE: grouping by unique...
From: "Michael Kay" <mhk@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:42:37 +0100
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> To my esteemed British correspondents: Could you please
> explain why the English name "Featherstone" is pronounced "Fanshaw"?
I think you mean "Featherstonehaugh".
If you were called that, how would you pronounce it?
I don't know the explanation in this case. With place names, the usual
reason for a disconnect between the spelling and the pronunciation is
that the spelling evolved among those who could read and write, the
pronunciation among those who couldn't.
Michael Kay
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- Robert P. J. Day - Wed, 18 Jun 2003 15:07:31 -0400 (EDT)
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