Ode to what was that?

**Serial_Apologist** · 11-07-17, 13:56

Originally posted by ahinton View Post

Cat rather than car, surely?

Cararacts is the cockney ca'astrophically trying to overcome its glottal stop.

**greenilex** · 11-07-17, 15:10

Care to decompose a glottal stop?

**bluestateprommer** · 14-07-17, 15:04

Some commentaries from publications on this side of the pond on the topic:

(1) New York Times

(2) The New Yorker

(3) Los Angeles Times

**Serial_Apologist** · 14-07-17, 15:21

Originally posted by bluestateprommer View Post

Some commentaries from publications on this side of the pond on the topic:

(1) New York Times

(2) The New Yorker

(3) Los Angeles Times

"A tool of power".

That sounds just about right.

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