And while we're on the subject of BBC pronunciation, does anyone get as irritated as I do when announcers pronounce Sinai (currently in the news) as SIGH-nigh rather than (as I was brought up to say) SIGH-nay-eye? They all seem to do it. My researches, though inconclusive, suggest this pronunciation may (surprise!) be American in origin. Yet more linguistic defeatism by the BBC.