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Just to add a data point about the pronunciation; the way you've written it leads me to read it as "har-penny", which I imagine is valid, however we pronounced
by richrichardsson 4y ago
Just to add a data point about the pronunciation; the way you've written it leads me to read it as "har-penny", which I imagine is valid, however we pronounced it in my family as "hay-penny".
- jameshart 4y agoSorry, that is indeed the intended pronunciation. In fact even briefer than that: more hayp’ny. Just wanted to really get across that most importantly, the l and f are definitely both silent.
- richrichardsson 4y agoIt's been so long I had completely forgotten about that extra contraction. Reminds me of one of my favourite coins I had in my possession as a child, a "thrup'ny bit"! For the uninitiated this was a pre-decimalisation three pence coin.