I think this is a hangover from the past, before the two dialects diverged. When I was a kid everyone said "an 'otel", but that seems to have died out mostly. It remains with the word honour - nobody would say "it's a honour". "In an 'our" is another - there may be more.
Mt reporter mate went down to Newmarket last Thursday to interview a trainer, who gave him a tip. I don't do the gee-gees, bar tips from him and none have ever won. The tip was for a horse called Kalashnikov at the 3.35 at Newbury. He said each way bet if the going's not too heavy. I was in the Cheese on Saturday afternoon (shock!) and they had the racing on in there. There's an inbred goes in there from St Helens who's always doing the horses. I asked what the going was like and he said it was like a swimming pool. I said I had a tip if the going wasn't too heavy. On his information, I didn't bother. ****er won at 8 - 1
He's just getting ready for his new career as a climber and mountaineer once his new joints have been fitted by the robots
Had my pre-op yesterday at Halton. New initiative, so a series of lectures to a group of 12 and then you go for individual pre-ops - blood pressure, ECG, bloods, height and weight etc. Lectures on pain management, physio and what happens during your op and stay. Should be out on day 3. The name of the new initiative? The Joint Club Whilst I was on the bed and the physio was going through the exercises, my cigarette case housing my roleys fell out of my pocket and hit the deck, partially opening. What fell out? My joint, which she kindly put back into my tin and passed to me without saying a word. At least I proved my membership of the Club
