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Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 39, 13 April 1928, Page 4

The British Broadcasting Corporation publishes a new list of pronunciations decided upon by the Advisory Committee appointed to assist announcers, In the case of "antiquary,’"’ the accent is on the first syllable, the second syllable of ‘aquatic’ rhymes with ‘hat’; in "armistice"? the accent is on the first syllable. and in "artisan"? on the last syllable. "Concerto" is "concherto,"’ in "electricitv’’ the first svilable is ‘‘ell,’’ not "eel," "elixir" is just ‘‘ellixer," cand ‘fideal’’ is three syllables, ‘‘i-dee-al’? .