mikeadams Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 At the risk of appearing a spoilsport by providing a rational answer to the 'sumfink' question.... This is (was?) a common Cockney pronunciation of the word 'something' It is not unreasonable for this to have spread to NZ. Ah, the joys of being a pedant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Weiss Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 It figers the Brits would try and take credit fer it. Confirmation, we demand to see confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 If he pronounced it like a proper New Zealander should, it would be sumthung". Regards Jim R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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