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What are they saying instead of th, when did this start, and is it particular parts of Britain or particular social groups?

(Using f/v instead of th has long been a feature of some London dialects, and using t/d instead of th has long been a feature of some Irish dialects, and young children often use f/v instead of th, I think. Jocular references to "the youf" have been around in print for a while.)

EDIT: Of course there's also Jamaican pronunciation with t/d instead of th!



As an aside, the dialect I used in my youth used "f" a lot - fit, fa, fan and far for what, who, when and where. Leading to "Fit fit fits fit fit" making sense...


North east?


Yes, from a village near Buckie. Which would probably be "Fae aside Buckie".


Thanks, that's about as north east as one could get!


There is a technical linguistic term for it - th fronting:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th-fronting

Apparently it's been around for quite a bit of time.




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