Wednesday
An interesting paragraph in the OED entry on Wednesday:The uncontracted pronunciation (wd()nzde), though not recognized in the dictionaries (Webster 1911 gives it as in British use, esp. in the...
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Is "unfrequently" the standard UK negation of "frequently"? On this side of the pond, it's "infrequently", and I would have taken "unfrequently" to be a solecism if it were from a less august source.
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Certainly not standard but the construction 'not unfrequent' and 'not unfrequently' was quite common in the past, and one still runs into it on occasion. (In fact I've used it myself). I've never seen...
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The pronunciation note in OED2 has the uncontracted version, in the north counties, as "Wed-uns-der."
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Hmm, I'm inclined to trust Eliza's ear rather than the OED's on this one, ozzie. (Although I suppose there may be variants within variants.)
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This Northerner with Leeds background says Wed-ns-day. Close to Eliza's but without the -u-. Contraction from Wed-ns-day to Wensday is common.
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I've just moved to the North West of England and round here they all say Wed-nz-di, where the first d is nearly - but not quite - swallowed and the i is very short indeed; like the i in in.(Course, if...
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You learn something every day. I had no idea there were dialects that preserve the original order of consonants in Wednesday. I love this site!
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