Ugh! Terrible slip. BT free line installation not line rental. Choking isn’t good!

Ugh! Terrible slip. BT free line installation not line rental. Choking isn’t good!

On my GMTV Lorraine slot this morning, I was talking about BT’s free line installation deal (see free BT installation note). It’s a rare chance to avoid the usual £122.50 cost.

I’ve just had one of those calls … the producer rang to say “can I just check, at the end of the piece, you said free line rental. That was just a slip wasn’t it?” It seems BT has had calls requesting free line rental and has called GMTV.

From what I recall, I choked just before as I was speaking (you’ll remember if you saw it) and had to stop, it threw me a bit. The whole piece was about line installation, but it shows that even one word misplaced towards the end can be a problem. I suppose if I thought there was a small chance of free line rental I would’ve called too.

Though it’s very frustrating – especially as I wasn’t aware I’d done it until I got the call.

So sorry BT & anyone who saw it … sometimes the wrong word comes out.

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