Daylight saving time commenced overnight in those Australian states that participate.
I like it.
What I don't like is that rogue 'S' that sometimes accompanies it. My body cringes every time I hear certain television weather presenters (and others) refer to daylight savings. Please cease and desist this display of sibilance.
The one similar practice that irritates me even more is the rogue 'T' that emerges every year in June. The Championships at Wimbledon may well be enjoyed with strawberries and cream but never with 'T'. There is a place called Wimbledon. If there is also a place called Wimbleton then be assured it does not host a major tennis tournament.
Rant over.
Agree. I have often pondered the multiple savings that happen when we change our clocks. I turned on the bedside radio this morning to listen to the 7 o'clock news to discover the reader was nearly through the 7.45 news. I corrected most clocks last night but as by bedside one is digital, I didn't alter it as it corrected itself once it was switched on. There is much less manual clock changing than ten years ago.
ReplyDeleteMy digital radio clocks change automatically even when switched off.
DeleteI nearly forgot this year! Luckily the mac and iphone update automatically.
ReplyDeleteThere is very little publicity about Daylight Saving dates nowadays.
DeleteHa! I've always heard (and said) "savings" time without thinking about it. From now on I will attempt to get it right. We change our clocks later this month.
ReplyDeletePerhaps we should call it Summer time instead (as I think it is called in the UK)?
DeleteOf course Andrew agrees. Victor, when I read this I thought you must be turning into him. He is so particular about so many things!
ReplyDeleteAren't you put off hearing someone refer to Wimbleton at the very least Marcellous?
DeleteI'm normally put off and generally switch off rather earlier than that, V: ie, when the sports section of the news begins.
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised by your lack of interest in sport marcellous, however, Wimbledon will sometimes get mentioned in the main news too. I'm reassured at least that the mispronunciation is noticed by you when you do hear it.
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