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Hare's breath

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annsixty Mon 25-Sept-17 09:37:40

I think it has been used many times before and a search on Google confirms that and seems to make either version acceptable.

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ExaltedWombat Mon 25-Sept-17 09:27:25

I am ALWAYS going to say 'Hare's breath' now!

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radicalnan Mon 25-Sept-17 09:26:34

I heard kneeled...ouch. I hadn't even had 2 cups of coffee before people earning a fortune to commuicate, were at it mis pronuncing.

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Al1gran Mon 25-Sept-17 09:26:03

How about "the problem is is..." you hear it all the time!

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Chicklette Mon 25-Sept-17 09:25:24

And news readers always seem to say 'terrist' instead of terrorist. Drives me crazy!

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patriciageegee Mon 25-Sept-17 09:20:49

This morning on good morning the newsreader actually said "kneeled" instead of knelt!!! Aaarrrgghh!!!

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Greyduster Mon 25-Sept-17 07:55:26

Sloppy diction is increasingly overlooked everywhere, including in the BBC and other broadcasters. There is no excuse for it.

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Marydoll Sun 24-Sept-17 23:35:12

This drives me mad.

Tonight I watched a video from a well known bank about how to log onto their Internet banking site. I swear the actor said, "Pacifically", instead of specifically.

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Elrel Sun 24-Sept-17 23:20:16

Nooo, 10 o'clock news. Did anyone else hear 'hare's breath' instead of 'hair's breadth'? The newsreader was describing the incident with the coach narrowly avoiding disaster in the Austrian Alps.

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