HEARD ON THE AIR
wir,--fiere are a few mispronunciations from different stations recently. Unfortunately they influence the young and the ignorant. "Beethoven " with the second syllable almost non-existent, "Amaryllis" (accented on second syllable instead of third). "Beetrice" Harrison. "Laugh and the world laughs with you" given an absurdly strong accent on the "you" instead of the "with" as demanded by the sense and the rhythm. " Anthony" wrongly pronounced with a "th" instead of a "t." " Hypattier " for Hypatia, Why not announce with a_ businesslike straight-forwardness of diction, instead of the absurd, artificial, selfconscious lilt that is so common and so irritating?
PLAIN BILL
(Invercargill).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 7, Issue 159, 10 July 1942, Page 3
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104HEARD ON THE AIR New Zealand Listener, Volume 7, Issue 159, 10 July 1942, Page 3
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