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Thread #117941   Message #2545027
Posted By: davyr
21-Jan-09 - 09:54 AM
Thread Name: Sea-song pronunciations question
Subject: RE: Sea-song pronunciations question
"Men under nourishment and stoppage of cheese"

Ah, I always wondered where Ben Gunn's strange craving came from...

The Sussex "eye" usually comes after "L", but "chimnEYE" may be a notable exception (As in the Copper Family's "Sweep, Chimney Sweep").