On 13/07/2018 18:26, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

In England, it's roughly a north-south divide: in London, the leader of
the city is pronounced the same as a female horse, and the blooming part
of a plant is pronounced the same as ground grain; in more northern
towns and cities, these words - like your ewer - have a definite two
syllables.

No, not at all. I was 'fraightfully' well bought up in the south of
England, and to me 'mayor', 'ewer', and 'flower' are all audibly two
syllables, 'mare' and 'your' certainly one, and 'flour' somewhere in
between, but I'd say more one than two.