Scottish gardens; being a representative selection of different types, old and new (1908)
Maxwell, Herbert, Sir, 1845-1937, Wilson, Mary G.W., illus · London : E. Arnold · leaf 248
thesoutherner who mispronounces the name Dalzellaccording to its spelling, or, as he or she may feeldisposed to put it, pronounces it according to themisspelling. The correct pronunciation is attainedsimply by naming the consonants d l, with stress onthe L. Then, why on earth, grumbles the… … DALZELL CASTLE form of argument—scarcely courteous, I trow ; so itmay be explained that in the old Scottish alphabetthe character z did not represent the soft sibilant asin zebra, but the consonantal y, as in youth, todistinguish it from the vowel y, as in syllable.If you press me further and…
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