31 DECEMBER 1927, Page 16

CURIOSITIES OF PRONUNCIATION _

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Snt,—I seem to dimly understand why Dulwich and Norwich are pronounced Dulidge and Noridge, but I am powerless to grasp why Fowey is called Foy. Wymondhiim may sormd better as Windham and Happisburgh as Haseboro, and Hert- ford as Harford, but Foy is a distinct revolt against all ortho- graphic rules. I wonder what Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch thinks'?

I expect he has to call the attention of all his friends to it pronunciation when they announce their intention of paying