And how about the two pronunciations of "a"? Seems some folk, especially when orating, often when clearly uncomfortable with public speaking, shift æ [first sound in English 'ash'] to ā [like Canadian 'eh'] in an attempt to sound formal, but wind up sounding stilted. Wish I could point to some examples ~ Harper was guilty of it …
my little rant | excuse the thread drift and
keep on pickin'
dennis