I was a "local" at one stage ... although I'm from Bideford. They do
things differently up there.
Roger
On 9/19/06, John Hall <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Really? The pronunciation, I mean. I hear it as Widdic'm. But I'll check it
> out with a few locals. Walked from there just the other day, over to
> Grimspound, with Lee Harwood. And back.
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> John
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> the reason they want to go to widecombe fair is to get pissed. Fair
> days and market days in Devon, the pubs remained opened all day.
> Widecombe is pronounced
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> wee-dee-combe
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> just to confuse
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