gammel; gump 'ead?

gammel Geo, Suggest that we look at context to see if this is on board a vessel, or on a wharf. We look at this and want to pornounce the '_el_ with a weak stress, but if he said _gump ead_ it might have been mis-heard as gam mell, with full force to mell. B. FEB. 11 1980 Not used Not used Quer...

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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/28722
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Summary:gammel Geo, Suggest that we look at context to see if this is on board a vessel, or on a wharf. We look at this and want to pornounce the '_el_ with a weak stress, but if he said _gump ead_ it might have been mis-heard as gam mell, with full force to mell. B. FEB. 11 1980 Not used Not used Queried

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