Talk:Clerk

Pronunciation

This site states that in most British English dialects 'clerk' is pronounced the same as 'clark', yet it does not give an example of a British English dialect which pronounces 'clerk' as 'clurk'. Scottish English and Northeast English are both examples of 'clerk' being pronounced 'clurk' and not 'clark', but I am unsure how to include this; suffice to say, I feel it should be included, especially in relation to Scottish English. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.107.53.36 (talk) 14:01, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

In Edinburgh there is a street called "Clerk St"; I have only ever heard it pronounced "clark". I am aware that some people pronounce the word as "clurk" in the UK, but I get the impression that is generally regarded as incorrect.Mnealon (talk) 09:29, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

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read or write?

Dear writer,

In your article you suggest that a clerk was necessary because "laymen could not read". I suggest that a clerk was necessary because many ruling men could not write!

Regards,

145.129.136.48 (talk) 18:52, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

I think both are relevant - the rulers often couldn't write, so had to employ people to do it for them. And it was clergy who got the job, because they were trained to read and write, unlike most of the rest of society. Iapetus (talk) 16:12, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

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