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Dear John Bercow…

June 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Dear John,

My friend George (a man who once watched BBC Parliament for 17 whole minutes) tells me that you are an expert speaker, so I was hoping you could help me with an issue: how one pronounces ‘yoghurt’.

I have long been a firm believer in a short ‘o’ and a silent ‘h’ (as favoured I believe, by the other members of Steps) while George staunchly defends his right to a long ‘o’, such as in Yogi (the bear, not the spiritual practitioner). Which do you favour, if either?

Yours,

Herbert Rumbelow

P.S. Love the shirts.

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