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From Anecdotes of the English language [etc.] by Samuel Pegge (1844):
. . . The following little dialogue is said to have passed between a citizen and his servant: Citizen.—Villiam, I vants my vig. Servant.—Vitch vig, Sir? Citizen.—Vy, the vite vig in the vooden vig-box, vitch I vor last vensday at the westry. | ||
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Or, as the famous movie star waterfowl Greta Grebeo said, "I vant to be a loon! It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti | |||
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That particular aspect of pronunciation in London seems to have died out in the 19th century. Dickens has some of his characters using it, but I've not come across it in any 20th century writing. Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. | |||
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