SOUTHERN ENGLISH
Sir-As a Southern Englishman I take a dim view of A. R. D. Fairburn’s statement in a recent article, that South. ern Englishmen in general seem to be incapable of using the letter "R." They will pronounce (Fairbarn says) "rewrite" as "we-wite." This is not so, Only two people have I met suffering from this affliction and they came from the Midlands. In fact they claimed it was hereditary and were proud of it. Years ago this impediment of speech was régarded as "rather pretty" and a sign of good breeding. It was to some extent affected by young curates and even dog fanciers. I assure A. R. D. Fairburn that the habit has suffered the same fate as the monocle, spats, and the chinless aristocrat.
N.
BARWELL
(Wellington).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 421, 18 July 1947, Page 23
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131SOUTHERN ENGLISH New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 421, 18 July 1947, Page 23
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