RE: RE: grouping by unique...

> To my esteemed British correspondents: Could you please 
> explain why the English name "Featherstone" is pronounced "Fanshaw"?

I think you mean "Featherstonehaugh".

If you were called that, how would you pronounce it?

I don't know the explanation in this case. With place names, the usual
reason for a disconnect between the spelling and the pronunciation is
that the spelling evolved among those who could read and write, the
pronunciation among those who couldn't.

Michael Kay


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