Sir-John W. Price and "Argosy" quibble about dialect (which is not in the argument). But Yarmouth, like eyery other town ending with "mouth" in England, is pronounced as "Homey" says. I believe there is only one exception to this;- but for the moment I have forgotten it (it may be Exmouth). If your two correspondents were to trip home and warble about Yahrmowth, Dartmowth, and, Weymowth, etc., they would be looked upon as two very big jokes, not only by the man in the street but by the most intelligent University professor.
C.A.
W.
(Christchurch),
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 338, 14 December 1945, Page 5
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