Interesting. I'm all wrong for my pwd then, but these are longer to type on a keyboard…

Before changing it into the scheme from xkcd, you might want to read Bruce Schneiers opinion on this (article is on good passwords in general): https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/03/choosing_secure_1.html
TL;DR: Password crackers are onto this scheme and combining words.

Thank you for Bruce Schneiers article