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OBSERVATIONS. —000000— The following Observations may be useful to those who are Strangers to the Lancashire Pronunciation. In some Places in Lancashire we sound a instead of 0, and o instead of a. For example we say far, instead of for; shart, instead of short ; and again we say hort, instead of heart; and port, instead of part; hont, in stead of hand, &c. Al and All are generally sounded broad, as an (or o) for all; Han (or Ho) for Hall; Awmeety, for Almighty; . . an:lus, for always, &c. In some Places we sound k, instead of g; as think, instead of thing; wooink, for mooing, &c. The letter d, at the End of Words, and the Termina tion ed, are often chang’d into t, as behint, for behind; ovynt, for wind; ankert, for an’knard; antert, for altered, &c. In some Parts it is common to sound ou, and on as a; as tha’, for thou; Ka (or Ca) for Con. In other Places we sound the ou and on as eu; as thean, for thou; Kean, for Conſ; Heanse, for House; Meawse, for Mouse. The Saxon Termination en is generally retain’d but mute; as hat’n, lov’n, desir’n, think’n, bought’n, &c. In general we speak quick and short; and cut off a great many Letters, and even Words by Apostrophes; and sometimes sound two, three, or more Words as one. For instance, we say I’ll got’, (or I’ll gut’,) for I’ll go to; runt,” for run to; hoost, for she shall; intle (or int’ll) for If thou will; I wou’didd’n, for I wish you wou’d, &c. But as Trade in a general Way has now flourish’d for near a Century, the Inhabitants not only Travel, but encourage all Sorts of useful Learning ; so that among Hills, and Places formerly unfrequented by Strangers, the People begin within the few Years of the Author’s Observations to speak much better English. If it can be properly called so.
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