NORFOLK VERNACULAR.
[TO TRH Eamon OF THE "SPECTATOR."
:S. In,—I have read with great pleasure your genial notice of Dr. Jessopp's article in the Nineteenth Century, But, as an "Area- 'than," bred and born," and. resident within a few miles of Thetford until my twentieth year, I must say that I am entirely against you as to " bor," rather than " ban'," as the Doctor has it. 'With us, it was certainly " ban'," rather abruptly stopped, mid without a trace of the " trill " of the r in it. Furthermore, the Norfolk pronunciation of " neighbo ar," from which you derive the word is " anei7gitba," decidedly not " neighbor."
On the other hand, I must admit I have in "my mind's eye" sundry old ladies who would say to their female cronies, "Well, tha's a rare tale, baw, that that is I" but I fancy this would result from great and frequent use of the word, just as our Lancashire boys invariably call each other " inan."—I am, Sir, &c.,
W. HEnnING.
Wcrnith, High School, Oldham, Lancashire, November 7th.
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