Date:  Thu, 24 Feb 1994 15:36:09 --100

From:  Peter Trudgill <PeterJohn.Trudgill[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ANGL.UNIL.CH>

Subject: Re: Local pron. of toponyms



    There's no point you guys on that side of the Atlantic trying to

compete with the REAL thing. You all know about Leicester and Worcester.

But I bet you don't know - just to pick 2 examples at random just down the

road from me in Norwich:

    Wymondham /wind[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]m/

    Happisburgh /heizbr[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]/



Scores more available on request.

Peter Trudgill





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University of Lausanne

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