That doesn't explain the alveolar /z/ in Bosham and the non-alveolar /S/
"esh" in Cosham, the latter being a spelling-pronunciation. (Correct me if
I'm wrong. I thought the current local pronunciation was "cosh" not "coss",
whatever Forster says. If I'm wrong, you're right.)
Richard
--On 22 June 2004 16:16 +0100 John Briggs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> R.A. Coates wrote:
>> No rhyme or reason to it. We have etymological Bosham /bozm/, Sussex, and
>> nearby non-etymological Cosham /koSm/, Hants.
>>
>
> But I thought that *was* etymological - Cossa vs Bosa.
>
> John Briggs
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