'f' for 'v'

'f' Your mention of the interchange, in sound, of the letters 'f' and 'v', for instance, vir for fir, and ferry for very, brought back to me an awkward moment at a Baptism once when I asked "Name this child" and the prompt answer came loud and clear "Fert...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/27050
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Summary:'f' Your mention of the interchange, in sound, of the letters 'f' and 'v', for instance, vir for fir, and ferry for very, brought back to me an awkward moment at a Baptism once when I asked "Name this child" and the prompt answer came loud and clear "Fertilizer, Sir". I asked a second time and got the same answer. I was 'inspired' to ask a spelling of the name. It was spelt as Virtue Eliza! I had forgotten that Eliza was Lizer. Please do not quote this one for a few years! G.M.Story Not used Not used Not used

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