I always remember my late father saying 'Eeem' as I guess I have always done so wonder what it states in the dialect books guess I will always say 'Eeem' Liz Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rose Kelland" <rekelland@gmail.com> To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 14 November, 2012 6:47:20 AM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Re: [DBY] Eyam pronunciation So how do the locals say it? Or should we ask how DID the locals used to pronounce it and has it changed? It was always Ee-yum when I was little!! I remember hearing it pronounced differently on TV recently, but then we know the BBC always get things wrong!! On 13 November 2012 20:17, Thelma Wigley <t.wig@btinternet.com> wrote: > After years of accepting my husband's (ex Belper) pronunciation of Eyam as > "Eeem", I recently heard it said as "I-am" or "I-yam". I look forward to > hearing from anyone out there who can put me right. > > Thelma > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- *Rose Kelland* www.rosescountryrose.blogspot.com www.livesandtimesofbella.blogspot.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I grew up about 4 miles away and it was always "Eeem". The surest way to spot a tourist was if they pronounced it "I-am". -----Original Message----- From: derbysgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:derbysgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lilias Kelly Sent: 14 November 2012 04:07 To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DBY] Eyam pronunciation I always remember my late father saying 'Eeem' as I guess I have always done so wonder what it states in the dialect books guess I will always say 'Eeem' Liz Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rose Kelland" <rekelland@gmail.com> To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 14 November, 2012 6:47:20 AM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Re: [DBY] Eyam pronunciation So how do the locals say it? Or should we ask how DID the locals used to pronounce it and has it changed? It was always Ee-yum when I was little!! I remember hearing it pronounced differently on TV recently, but then we know the BBC always get things wrong!! On 13 November 2012 20:17, Thelma Wigley <t.wig@btinternet.com> wrote: > After years of accepting my husband's (ex Belper) pronunciation of Eyam as > "Eeem", I recently heard it said as "I-am" or "I-yam". I look forward to > hearing from anyone out there who can put me right. > > Thelma > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- *Rose Kelland* www.rosescountryrose.blogspot.com www.livesandtimesofbella.blogspot.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message