Shires, again
Jayne, Jerome... a few more words on the English pronunciation of "-shire!" I just spoke to my 92-year-old Dad. He believes that one says either "sheer" or "sher" (which he made sound more like "shuh.") He's lived in Derbyshire (Dah-bi-sher) and Leicestershire (Lester-sher) for most of his life... If "shuh," that's closer to Thomas' "mistier," isn't it? For my own part, I also wonder if the pronunciation has something to do with class and region... Northerners tend to lengthen syllables, don't they? And I think it IS Lanca-sheer, Jayne! Well, some people might be tearing their hair out at this point, but I find such things fascinating!
(By the way, Jayne, loved "latex" in your metrical poem today!)
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