Further to yesterday's remarks about the misrepresentation of our pronunciation. After writing it I did a search and hit upon the linked article. Hardly a word in it represents correctly the way we speak. Still if it gives visitors a laugh at our expense then it's all worthwhile I suppose.
The phrase that really got my goat is the one including the spelling "curld" for cold. Anyone with the slightest acquaintance with Hull should know that we pronounce that word "cowld". Gowld for gold, sowld for sold, owld for old, towld for told, there's no mistaking that pronunciation for anyone that listens. I left a comment to that effect on the page. I'll wait to see if it appears there.