danny (11/29/82)
The pronunciation "heighth" is not at all limited to !hardie's region of Saskatchewan. It is commonly heard in various parts of the eastern U.S., for example. Many dictionaries include it, calling it "dialectal." "Heighth" is not surprising: wide - widTH broad - breadTH high - ??
hardie (11/30/82)
As I explained to several mail replies that I got, I am from England and had never heard any variations on the pronunciation of 'height'. Danny's explanation of the derivation sounds quite reasonable.