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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Often Candy #203966 12/31/2011 5:01 PM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK Rhubarb Commando old hand Rhubarb Commando old hand Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK .. and just to add my bit to the confusion, the C19 UK received pronunciation of 'often' was "orfen". W.S.Gilbert used it to comic effect in The Pirates of Penzance This pronunciation persisted amongst upper-class speakers in the UK right in to the 1960s. I'm immortal until proven otherwise Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Often carmita9 12/26/2011 12:18 AM Re: Often tsuwm 12/26/2011 4:08 AM Re: Often Faldage 12/26/2011 4:19 AM Re: Often Jackie 12/27/2011 4:24 AM Re: Often zmjezhd 12/28/2011 2:35 PM Re: Often Faldage 12/28/2011 7:23 PM Re: Often Candy 12/31/2011 5:53 AM Re: Often zmjezhd 01/01/2012 10:38 PM Re: Often Faldage 12/31/2011 12:25 PM Re: Often Candy 12/31/2011 12:40 PM Re: Often Rhubarb Commando 12/31/2011 5:01 PM Re: Often Faldage 01/01/2012 2:50 AM Re: insular maverick 01/01/2013 6:48 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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