NEW ZEALAND ACCENT
Sir.-It is my belief that different accents tend to please, irritate or even arouse hostility irrespective .of "tone of voice." The accents of. New Zealand radio announcers please me. and irritate some politicians, and at least one gold miner to whom they are unfamiliar. An ex-radio announcer working down S. J. Nicholson’s gold mine would start with a slight handicap; he would have to overcome the prejudice against his accent. If Mr! Nicholson cares to tune in to Australia he will notice that their announcers do not speak with the broadest twang in Australia. Similarly the BBC do not advertise the Co¢khey accent. Neither of these accents"is popular enough in its respective country. The same conditions apply to New Zealand. I think the NZBS have given New Zealand a very high standard of broadcasting, and chosen first-class radio announcers, and I mean first-class by any overseas standards, They cannot expect to please everyone, but I suggest they meet with the approval of the majority.
J.
S.
(Takapuna).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 802, 3 December 1954, Page 5
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170NEW ZEALAND ACCENT New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 802, 3 December 1954, Page 5
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