Originally Posted by
nomorehelosforme
John,
The Pom that pronounced it “Darby” was clearly a well educated southern gentleman (posh) whereas the poms in the North of England would definitely pronounce it “Derby “
Its quite surprising how different accents are in England in the space of a 100 miles or so.
Thinking more of the Derby Stakes: ISTR even Scotsmen pronounced it 'Darby'
