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...News related that one old woman was overheard telling another on a Leeds bus, "Well, Mrs. 'iggins, they can say what they like, but I shall always call it 'arewood with the haccent on the haitch." The correct pronunciation, declared the sons of Lord Harewood, is "Harwood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Pronunciation | 8/22/1938 | See Source »

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