http://www.blogcoven.com/wp/2009/06/28/your-round-again/ Back once again with the renegade master. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:04:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.blogcoven.com/wp/2009/06/28/your-round-again/comment-page-1/#comment-81286 Mr. Target Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:09:52 +0000 http://www.blogcoven.com/wp/?p=1030#comment-81286 I’m reminded of the time I was on a Dublin Bus which had a French driver, who would loudly call out the names of each stop. When we came to D’olier street, he pronounced like you would a French name – “D’olly-ay” – which led to him being corrected by some natives. He then repeated the announcement, this time with the Dublin pronunciation, and the apology “You’ll have to forgive me for the earlier mistake, it’s my outrageous French accent, you see.” I’m reminded of the time I was on a Dublin Bus which had a French driver, who would loudly call out the names of each stop. When we came to D’olier street, he pronounced like you would a French name – “D’olly-ay” – which led to him being corrected by some natives. He then repeated the announcement, this time with the Dublin pronunciation, and the apology “You’ll have to forgive me for the earlier mistake, it’s my outrageous French accent, you see.”

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