Bomb, Comb, Womb, Tomb

[Wilson Gray]

On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Paul Johnston <paul.johnston at wmich.edu> wrote:
> a pronunciation equal to _bum_ was accepted in some forms of British         > English

This pronunciation is accepted in Black Ehglish and formed the basis
of the Civil-Rights-era pun,

Birmingham / Bombingham

both words being pronounced, "Bummin-ham."

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-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint
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