"Bastard" has to be pronounce with a short a. It just does
Eddie Izzard would agree - have you seen the new video? He goes on about that at length.
The thing that annoys me most, and it isn't an affectation but a consistent typing error that never used to happen to me and now happens at a rate of about 10 times per 1000 words - starting words that start with one capital letter with two bloody capital letters - i.e. not taking my finger of the shift key in time. But back on topic, I actually say 'The horror, the horror...' quite a bit. |
