PLOMER

Meaning of PLOMER in English

Plomer family name (i) BrE AmE ˈpləʊm ə AmE ˈploʊm ə r , (ii) BrE AmE ˈpluːm ə AmE - ə r —The writer William P\~ inherited the pronunciation (i), but chose to change it to (ii).

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PLOMER, WILLIAM (CHARLES FRANKLYN) — born Dec. 10, 1903, Transvaal, S.Af. died Sept. 21, 1973, Lewes, East Sussex, Eng. South African-born British man of letters, …
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