_vile_: file
vile The word "file" in my father's vocabulary "vile." He tends to switch "f" and "v." When one occurs [-]and[-] at the beginning of a word he usually says the other. A lot of people from Pinchard's Island do this. So a nail file becomes a nail vile....
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68376 |
| Summary: | vile The word "file" in my father's vocabulary "vile." He tends to switch "f" and "v." When one occurs [-]and[-] at the beginning of a word he usually says the other. A lot of people from Pinchard's Island do this. So a nail file becomes a nail vile. Yes DICT CEN. JW Not used Not used Not used Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card |
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