W. FRASER.

Tor-Mohun.

_Daughter pronounced Dafter._--In the Verney Papers lately printed by the

Camden Society is a letter from a Mistress Wiseman, in which she spells

_daughter_ "daftere." It is evident that she pronounced the _-augh_ as we

do in laughter. Is this pronunciation known to prevail anywhere at the

present day?

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