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Thread #51748   Message #792258
Posted By: Ringer
27-Sep-02 - 05:32 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Holmfirth Anthem
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Holmfirth Anthem
Can anyone cite any Yorkshire reference to "pretty" being pronounced pratty except in The Holmfirth Anthem?

(I'm fairly convinced it's an affectation only connected with this song, you see. But I've absolutely no evidence one way or the other. Except... why do the Watersons, Yorkshire born & bred, pronounce it normally?)