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From: "James Haggerty" <>
Subject: Re: [EoLFHS] Cockney pronunciation
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 19:04:09 -0000
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Sorry Graham, as a cockney I dont agree. Its our 'th' that isn't distinct,
in fact we would replace it with 'f'
fanks - thanks, free - three].
I would pronounce the surname 'Fern'

Pauline.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham King" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 12:27 AM
Subject: RE: [EoLFHS] Cockney pronunciation


> The most likely pronunciation would drop the "a" at the beginning. Yes so
> Milly is a good one, also Meela, Melia maybe even Molly. No real variants
> on the surname as far as pronunciation goes, except that Cockneys do odd
> things with consonants and so the "F" wouldn't be very distinct. The name
> might have been enumerated or recorded as Vearn.
>
> Regards
>
> Graham King
>
>
>

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