LL-L "Etymology" 2010.10.17 (03) [EN]

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From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at fleimin.demon.co.uk>

Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2010.10.17 (02) [EN]



> From: Paul Finlow-Bates <wolf_thunder51 at yahoo.co.uk>
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> Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2010.10.16 (03) [EN]
>
> Most English "ham" names are pronounced "um", or rather "  'm " with a
> neutral vowel. The American pronunciation of Birmingham in Alabama
> sounds a little odd to English ears; the place in England is normally
> said something like "Be'ming'm". (Though the locals commonly
> say "Brummagen", or just "Brum").


In Scottish English this is ['bIrmIN,h at m], while in Scots it's
['bIrmIn,dZ at m].

Sandy Fleming
http://scotstext.org/



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