![]() But that is not the case with schedule (or the spelling program). So is somethink for "something", which he also objects to. The mis- chiev-i-ous pronunciation is non-standard (see the Merriam-Webster dictionary). It applies both to pronunciations (like schedule with ) and spellings (a commenter objects to program). ![]() It's interesting that he is so linguistically unsophisticated that he doesn't know the difference between what is standard American (as opposed to British) and what is non-standard. He purports to go to the toilet and retch into the bowl when he hears someone say schedule with initial. ![]() ![]() He pretends to get so overwrought on hearing someone saying mis- chiev-i-ous on BBC Radio 4 that he shouts at the radio (while temporarily so deranged that he is unable to tell that he was the person shouting), and needs a cup of orange verbena tea to calm him down. Tim Footman in the Guardian offers us a routine of standard-issue over-the-top retching about pronunciations other than his own. ![]()
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