R.A. Coates wrote:
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>> Boarhunt in Hampshire is still pronounced "Borrunt".
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> What, not rhyming with "currant", as I was once firmly told in Hampshire?
> I note that Forster gives "Borrunt" or the equiv.
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I don't think I've ever heard "Burrant" - although it would be possible, I
suppose. I shall have to make enquiries!
John Briggs
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