He had learnt the sea in the Roumanian navy, and English out of a book; he would still at times pronounce the e’s at the end of “there” and “here”; he was a naturalised Englishman, and he drove me into a reluctant and uncongenial patriotism by his everlasting ...
“I’m born and bred in Essex, so ultimately my usual twang has a bit of Essex to it. It’s not that I’m ashamed of that in any way, but for the sleep podcast I always try to pronounce things properly and make sure I include all my Ts and all that sort of stuff.”...