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We live near a town called Alfreton and all the locals call it Offten and a nearby road is called Highstairs lane pronounced Easter lane. I used to work with a southerner who pronounced Leicester how it is spelt like "lie sess ter" Dialect can play a part also as I was asking for directions a long time ago before sat nav and if you don't emphasise the middle syllable in Wilbarston the locals don't know what you are on about :D It's Wilbaaaaarston !

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13 hours ago, spudulike said:

Whindham, not sure how else you would say it....what about Happisburgh!

There are plenty about, Garboldisham,  Stiffkey,   Marham  (Not the RAF version!), Costessey,  Setchey, Hunstanton

 

They do it so that they know if you are a foreigner or not,  meaning North of the Great Ouse or South of the Waveney, ma old buty!

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