I couldn't resist

before bed time, one more thought.

this person giving a talk that i attended mispronounced the word 'annual'. it sounded like 'anal'. that sparked off a discussion between me and some friends about mispronounced words. JG brought up that he knows some people who pronounce 'birthday' as 'birdday'.

now can you imagine if the same person made both mistakes?

"please come to my birdday. it's an anal event."

this person is obviously not a cunning linguist.

now on that happy note...