jp928
Well-Known Member
Have been stewing on this years now, ever since we started watching QI.
Re Alan D - is it my ears, or is his name being pronounced 'Dav-iss' , despite being spelled 'Davies', which we (Strines) would pronounce 'Dav-ees'? Or something in between? Is it normal to pronounce both these spellings the same way? I know the yanks seem to pronounce 'Less' and 'Les' as the former. From Dad's Army, am familiar with the pronunciation of Featherstonehaugh.
thanks
Re Alan D - is it my ears, or is his name being pronounced 'Dav-iss' , despite being spelled 'Davies', which we (Strines) would pronounce 'Dav-ees'? Or something in between? Is it normal to pronounce both these spellings the same way? I know the yanks seem to pronounce 'Less' and 'Les' as the former. From Dad's Army, am familiar with the pronunciation of Featherstonehaugh.
thanks