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Thread #115263 Message #2837133
Posted By: GUEST,Graham
12-Feb-10 - 10:56 AM
Thread Name: Origin: Too Close to the Wind (Stuart Marson)
Subject: RE: Origin: Close to the Wind (Stuart Marson)
Shakespeare referred to "Daintree" in Henry IV Part 1, and it was apparently commonly so pronounced at least until WW2. Like so many local pronunciations, it's now rarely heard.