tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post3081506065509814236..comments2023-10-31T13:12:49.098+00:00Comments on Topsyturvydom: See You Later, xRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-50182744070086318492011-07-04T11:17:09.000+01:002011-07-04T11:17:09.000+01:00Blimey - touched a nerve, there! Don't think I...Blimey - touched a nerve, there! Don't think I'd have the bottle to correct someone's glottal stoppage!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-51853306442425844532011-07-03T20:46:43.285+01:002011-07-03T20:46:43.285+01:00Dear oh dear.
Well, unlike moi, at least you haven...Dear oh dear.<br />Well, unlike moi, at least you haven't *actually* started correcting others' speech yet. Twice this week I've been in a queue in the canteen at work, only to hear, "Can I get....?" only for me to shout, "It's HAVE, not 'get'; HAVE!!!" The poor woman who was serving dropped her ladle and the entire queue turned to stare at me, but did I care? Not a jot. I've also started correcting pronunciation too, in particular the glottal stop in lieu of the "t". "It's boTTle!" is a regular utterance of mine, regardless of whether the speaker is actually addressing me. Similarly "par?y", a favourite of young people, is something else I correct with great enthusiasm.<br />And can I just say, you're lucky to get "Cheers" at all these days, or any acknowledgement whatever of your tiny courtesy...but that's a whole new post isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com