Breakfast, a nice strong cup of tea, a slice of farmhouse loaf crisply toasted and spread evenly with Marmite. The paper spread out in front of me, the sun shining (I think), birds twittering in the garden and the Today Programme on Radio 4 burbling away in the background.
Evan Davies was interviewing someone about some crises or similar major world event and the conversation, sorry interview, came to a point about a "presentation" the interviewee had given to some "Captains of industry" when he casually let loose a descriptive phrase the like of which I have never heard before! I quote " well Evan, I segway'd into my presentation" - He what?? Segway'd? Well I had to look this up and this is what I found after only one Google search.
"Segway'd homophone of "segue" (pronounced /ˈsɛɡweɪ/) is a direction to the performer. It means continue (the next section) without a pause. It comes from the Italian "it follows". and implies a transition from one section to the next without any break".
I hear dear old Victor Meldrew in my head ranting "I don't believe it"
Do you believe it too ?
1 comment:
"Breakfast, a nice strong cup of tea, a slice of farmhouse loaf crisply toasted and spread evenly with Marmite."
You call that a breakfast.
and yes, wonderful command of English. :)
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