At the bloomin' ffird stroke, the nickle and dime will be ten twenty two and firty seconds.
The speaking clock will receive a new voice after twenty one years. However, unlike in the past, where the person was chosen after a careful search for someone with perfect diction and a clear RADA accent, the new voice of the speaking clock will be chosen by contest and will be open to anyone.I really hope this is one of those one-week-only charity things like they did back in 2003, otherwise another bulb will have gone out in the illuminated sign of British civilisation. Imagine calling up to find out the time and being greeted by some weak, nasal, reedy voice bleating out the hours and minutes in some impenetrable London accent.
It's enough to put one's teeth on edge.
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A London accent if we're lucky. More likely it'll be chav time all the time, or "At the third stroke, by the will of Allah, the time will be...."
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