Talk:Oxford "-er"

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I thought Worcester was Wuggers.--217.134.89.203 18:28, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

"Muggles" (for "non-magic people"), derived from "mug", is virtually an '-er' coinage

How can "Muggles" be seen, even "virtually", as an example of the Oxford '-er'? Flapdragon 00:11, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

I certainly heard "Wuggins" in my time, but have inserted "Wuggers" as well. I think "Muggles" can be regarded as a near-"-er" (Partridge allows for such forms), but perhaps since it's a literary invention, it's stretiching a point anyway.

The vowel sound at the end of -le in UK English is the same as in -er (pedants might disagree by referring to the first a syllabilsed consonant but it is practically the same), the only real difference is the 'l'.GordyB 14:58, 28 July 2006 (UTC)