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Just a thought about the connection between Faith and Fay.
In dialects of English, Fay is an often heard contraction of the word faith. Broad Norfolk and Norwich both pronounce Faith as Fay, such as the village of Horsham St Faith (known simply as St Fay) and the Norwich road St Faiths Lane known as Fay's Lane.
There is also the East London expression Iss-fay, meaning so be it or c'est la vie.
In dialects of English, Fay is an often heard contraction of the word faith. Broad Norfolk and Norwich both pronounce Faith as Fay, such as the village of Horsham St Faith (known simply as St Fay) and the Norwich road St Faiths Lane known as Fay's Lane.
There is also the East London expression Iss-fay, meaning so be it or c'est la vie.
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