[lit-ideas] Re: Vocatives
- From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 03:54:55 +0000
Friday, February 4, 2005, 1:48:40 AM, Robert Paul wrote:
RP> For those who have never been to Yorkshire, it's pronounced, "Ee by gum."
not in my parts of Yorkshire -- not that anyone said it except as a
joke..
RP> --------------------------------------
RP> Whatever. Many years ago I heard an entire BBC program devoted to regional
RP> pronunciations of--now I don't know how to spell it--'aye ba goom.'
"Eee bah goom" is usual but I agree the "eee" isn't quite right
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