Note 46 — THE SOUNDS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY
Reading edition
Many cultivated people pronounce girl as [gɛəl]; but [gəːl] is to be preferred. Clerk, sergeant have [ɑː], not [əː]; also Derby, Berkshire, Hertfordshire.
Reading edition
Many cultivated people pronounce girl as [gɛəl]; but [gəːl] is to be preferred. Clerk, sergeant have [ɑː], not [əː]; also Derby, Berkshire, Hertfordshire.