Southey's biographer comments that: "There should be no doubt as to the proper pronunciation of the name: 'Sowthey'. The poet himself complained that people in the North would call him 'Mr Suthy'" (Jack Simmons: Southey (London: Collins, 1945), p. 9). Byron rhymed Southey with "mouthy" (Don Juan Canto the First, Stanza 205) Retrieved 12 August 2012. The alternative pronunciation, using the مصوت خلفي متوسط مفتوح غير مدور, continues to be used, and the قاموس أكسفورد الإنجليزي cites both possible pronunciations for the word "Southeyan" (meaning: relating to Robert Southey or his work). نسخة محفوظة 16 يوليو 2017 على موقع واي باك مشين.
Southey's biographer comments that: "There should be no doubt as to the proper pronunciation of the name: 'Sowthey'. The poet himself complained that people in the North would call him 'Mr Suthy'" (Jack Simmons: Southey (London: Collins, 1945), p. 9). Byron rhymed Southey with "mouthy" (Don Juan Canto the First, Stanza 205) Retrieved 12 August 2012. The alternative pronunciation, using the مصوت خلفي متوسط مفتوح غير مدور, continues to be used, and the قاموس أكسفورد الإنجليزي cites both possible pronunciations for the word "Southeyan" (meaning: relating to Robert Southey or his work). نسخة محفوظة 16 يوليو 2017 على موقع واي باك مشين.
