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HelpRe: This name is oddly English.... the second
in reply to a message by writerALD93
Another bell has just rung in my head: Norman St John-Stevas! He was a UK politician in the Thatcher days, and just look at what Wikipedia has to say about him:
'Lord St John is noted for his large number of personal affectations, including proffering his hand in papal fashion, lapsing into Latin while speaking, and deliberately mispronouncing modern words.'
He was elevated to the peerage, as they say, when he retired from active politics and is now Lord Sinjin, phonetically speaking. But don't you love the notion of the pompous old twit 'mispronouncing modern words' ... presumably so as to discipline the rest of us!
'Lord St John is noted for his large number of personal affectations, including proffering his hand in papal fashion, lapsing into Latin while speaking, and deliberately mispronouncing modern words.'
He was elevated to the peerage, as they say, when he retired from active politics and is now Lord Sinjin, phonetically speaking. But don't you love the notion of the pompous old twit 'mispronouncing modern words' ... presumably so as to discipline the rest of us!
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