05-29-2008, 10:50 AM
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A simple question about Emily
Emily is one important character in the novel. My question is Why it is spelled Em'ly rather than the proper spelling Emily? I have read Through the whole story and guess it has something with British accent. But why in other places it is still spelled Em'ly?
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10-22-2009, 02:58 AM
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It is because of the accent of those living in that part of England. Dickens writes those characters as speaking in a lower class manner to accentuate the fact that they are just simple fisherman. Examples 'fur' for 'for' etc
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