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'Haich' for the letter 'H' Let's give all letters the same bizare phonetic treatment shall we? Let's start with lell, mem, nen, sess ......
Especially when 'haich' is the only damned word in which they prounounce the opening 'haich'. They will say 'orse....'urricane....'ouse...but oh, no, it has to be 'haich'
Quote: That reminds me of another one: 'a big ask' instead of, say, 'a challenge' or 'a difficult job'.
'Ask' is a verb as in a 'doing word'. It is not, and never has been, a bleedin' noun!!
From OED online:
Quote: noun
[in singular]1US the price at which an item, especially a financial security, is offered for sale:
[as modifier]: ask prices for bonds
2[with adjective] informal a demand or situation that requires a specified degree of effort or commitment:
it is a big ask for him to go and play 90 minutes
it was a tough ask, but they delivered
I think you'll find that the dictionary reflects current usage, not necessarily correct usage! 
Oh No! Watching Strictly last night and Darcy Bussell is using one of my pet hates. She says "Yeah?" after nearly every phrase. I could kill her. It's going to bug me the whole series now. I hope those in power tell her about it. I feel an email to Points of View coming on.
Quote: Oh No! Watching Strictly last night
Not finishing a phrase, title or comment ie 'Watching Strictly', what does that actually mean?
Do you have a very precise fixed agenda when viewing TV? 
How about watching 'Dancing', 'Coronation', 'Home And',' East', 'Emmer', 'Count', 'Egg', and even 'X'?
I do try to, but am guilty of the occasional lapse.
After all, what will you do with the couple of seconds saved?
It's rather like the petrol heads getting orgasmic becoause the new Jaguarri XP47 gpes from 0-60mph 0.1 sec quicker than the Ferarguar PX74.
What will they do with the 0.1 Secs?
Quote: Oh No! Watching Strictly last night
Not finishing a phrase, title or comment ie 'Watching Strictly', what does that actually mean?
Do you have a very precise fixed agenda when viewing TV?
How about watching 'Dancing', 'Coronation', 'Home And',' East', 'Emmer', 'Count', 'Egg', and even 'X'?
No, she was watching strictly ( bit like an old fashioned school mistress) to ensure they did not make any mistakes or grammatical errors.
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