Am I the only person in the group who thinks that
"gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :"
is incredibly silly ? Why not just reply normally?
It's almost as bad as people whose written communications are in phone text message style, and people who use "wiv" instead of "with" and "cus" instead of "because".
God help the English language !!!
Having got that off my chest now - am just off to check if I still have a spare wheel on my Berlingo!