"The most irritating insult to the English language? The mispronunciation of the word 'a' as if it rhymes with hay," asserts Merrick Jones, of Kambah, ACT. "John Howard started it. Now all politicians use it, and it's spreading to TV and radio newsreaders and reporters. Normal people don't speak like this. Imagine: 'I'd like 'a' cup of tea and 'a' cake, please."'
