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    Britons cannot pronounce Newfoundland the way that the inhabitants of that place do despite that island being the last British possession in northern North America.
    In the UK that say: new-FOUND-land and the Newfies say the exact opposite : NEW-fund-LAND

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canadian Vet View Post
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    In the UK that say: new-FOUND-land-------
    This Brit. certainly does.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Canadian Vet View Post
    In the UK they say new-FOUND-land and the Newfies say the exact opposite, NEW-fund-LAND
    Interesting!

    I've always said it NEW-fund-lund, stressing only the first syllable, probably because of things like "overland trail" (OH-vur-lund) and "Sugarland Express" (SURE-gur-lund).

    As opposed to putting stress on "land" as in "over land, over sea" (OH-vur-LAND, OH-vur-SEE).
    Last edited by OC Richard; 28th July 25 at 03:48 PM.
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