ENGLISH PLACE NAMES
The American girl who recently asked why English people pronounced Harwich Harrich, ami Warwick, Wnrrick, will find many similar peculiarities, as she gets" better acquainted with that country.
Daventry. which is becoming prominent.. as a Wireless broadcasting station# is pronounced Daintry by Northamptonshire folk. people still continue to call 8t: Osyth St. Ossy, and Wormingford Wuinford. ' The Yorkshire miner speaks of Pontefract as Potnfry, and in other parts of England Cirencester, Wednesbury. Heclingham and Shrewsbury are known locally as Cissiater, Wonsbury, Henningham and Shrewsbury.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12252, 25 September 1925, Page 11
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87ENGLISH PLACE NAMES New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12252, 25 September 1925, Page 11
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