Gregory's Server@yvanspijk Is there a similar history behind, for example, “Cholmondeley” and “Featherstonehaugh” being pronounced “chumley” and “fanshaw” respectively?
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 @yvanspijk Is there a similar history behind, for example, “Cholmondeley” and “Featherstonehaugh” being pronounced “chumley” and “fanshaw” respectively? 1 comment
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@acb Certainly! The spellings reflect earlier stages, while in the spoken language, the names eroded extremely because they were used very frequently.