BURNS NICHT
Sir-Station 2ZB’s Robert Burns programme must have made every Scot in the country writhe. The actor who took the part of Burns did his best, i. ‘am sure, with the Ayrshire accent, but what a best! Is it quite impossible for those born outside of Scotland to pronounce "Auld Lang Syne" as it should be pronounced? "Old Lang Zyne" is the favourite way seemingly. The "old" is excusable perhaps, but why is an a 94 always put in place of the "S"? Last night’s actor also seemed to have great difficulty with his consonants, "t" in particular. Surely someone could have told him that only in slum areas of Glasgow are the consonants dropped, and this is due to slovenliness of speech. "Robert Burns" may have been a grand programme in other respects, but it was spoilt by the poor dialect attempts of the leading actors.
KILMARNOCK
LASSIE
(Blenheim).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 470, 25 June 1948, Page 5
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151BURNS NICHT New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 470, 25 June 1948, Page 5
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