People with the strongest Suffolk accents pronounce #Lavenham as 'Lane-am'. Was once told off for not saying it this way
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My favourite is 'Woonus', i.e. Onehouse in Suffolk. Say it in RP and the locals have no idea what you're talking about
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Wonderful! :) Around here, I like 'Sollerby' for Saltfleetby! :) (and Loweth for Louth, which goes back to medieval period)
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Interesting that you *add* a syllable-that never happens in Suffolk, although vowels can be lengthened eg Cewney for Coney
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Yes, intriguing isn't it!? But spellings confirming this local pronunciation go back to at least the 15thC, iirc :)
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