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From: "tomt@ Sunwave" <>
Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Micheldever pronunciation -thanx
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 08:58:06 -0700
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Having lived in Barton Stacey for a youthful dozen years or so I would like
to point out that the clue to the pronunciation lies in the fact that the M
spot is the source of the De(E)ver River, a tributary of the Test which it
joins at Bransbury.
TomT.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek&Maureen" <>
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Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 3:11 PM
Subject: [ENG-HANTS] Micheldever pronunciation -thanx


> Many thanks to Mary, Peter & Rod for their messages re the pronunciation
of
> Micheldever which the majority of my Southampton/Winchester/Romsey rellies
> always talked of as rhyming with 'clever'.
> Agree with you Peter. I always felt it was the non-locals who rhymed it
> with 'cleaver'. Smiled at your comment re railway announcers! I can quite
> believe it.
> Thankyou for responding & stirring the memories of my childhood - greatly
> appreciated.
> Kind regards, Maureen, (ex Southampton), NZ
>
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