tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post8657548381992479561..comments2024-03-28T08:58:27.563+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Could you repeat that please..... slowly!Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72934936290327997702022-04-03T04:18:20.647+01:002022-04-03T04:18:20.647+01:00I know quite a few French accents, but not all by ...I know quite a few French accents, but not all by any means. Parisian is raucous, whereas Southern is warm and friendly.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5071144633841677692022-04-03T04:16:15.474+01:002022-04-03T04:16:15.474+01:00And into the air many speak; sadly.And into the air many speak; sadly.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89146943465696390802022-04-02T20:45:49.720+01:002022-04-02T20:45:49.720+01:00I have a really hard time telling the difference b...I have a really hard time telling the difference between different U.K. accents. In fact, just the other day I was watching Bridgerton and one of the characters approached a shopkeeper with a put-on Irish accent (to help conceal her identity) and if it hadn't been mentioned in the subtitles I wouldn't have noticed. My two girlfriends watching with me were incredulous. "Really?! How could you not have noticed that?" they said. I guess I wasn't paying very close attention, because I did notice once it was pointed out to me. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7470311180810992942022-04-02T19:50:25.792+01:002022-04-02T19:50:25.792+01:001 Corinthians 14:91 Corinthians 14:9Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38294318451526435282022-04-02T16:01:06.440+01:002022-04-02T16:01:06.440+01:00I think Mr Sutton has a big chip on his shoulder!I think Mr Sutton has a big chip on his shoulder!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22462068981400304042022-04-02T15:55:14.871+01:002022-04-02T15:55:14.871+01:00Yes, That's my point exactly. It's certain...Yes, That's my point exactly. It's certainly not a North/South question.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25694871909382849492022-04-02T14:36:13.326+01:002022-04-02T14:36:13.326+01:00It would make a lot of sense if broadcasters made ...It would make a lot of sense if broadcasters made sure their speakers can be understood. What's the purpose of news if the words can not be deciphered? The alternative would be speakers for each and every region. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91864328286673330492022-04-02T13:22:53.744+01:002022-04-02T13:22:53.744+01:00I went to our little Saturday antiques market this...I went to our little Saturday antiques market this morning, and overheard someone saying "I couldn't understand a bl**dy word he was saying". It happens everywhere.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89793320849304799402022-04-02T13:21:27.515+01:002022-04-02T13:21:27.515+01:00It is a clarity thing to be sure. For a time, our ...It is a clarity thing to be sure. For a time, our news employed a young man who used a lot of 'slang' in his reporting. He seemed like a very nice young man, very happy soul, very interested in what he was doing. However, he did a live report that I caught very little of because of the slang and his rapid fire speech. What is the point of news if you cannot understand what is being said. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38332332481966723912022-04-02T11:41:08.473+01:002022-04-02T11:41:08.473+01:00I find that advert "ge' a brand new quali...I find that advert "ge' a brand new quali'y mo'or" extremely irritating. I wouldn't buy anything from him. But on the original point, the long southern "aaa" sounds offensive to some northern speakers. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45151227954662622272022-04-02T11:26:55.739+01:002022-04-02T11:26:55.739+01:00We have a lot of Middlesborough folk round here in...We have a lot of Middlesborough folk round here in The Dales. I found it hard to understand at first but am attuned to it now. Get my farmer and his father together and try to understand when they were talking about cows in pure North Yorkshire - forget it.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37763995591172845622022-04-02T11:22:11.362+01:002022-04-02T11:22:11.362+01:00I agree that announcement should all be about clar...I agree that announcement should all be about clarity and diction. Some of the current continuity announcers have problems with pronunciation so that "thing" becomes "fin" and "every" becomes "evry" etc.. It is a kind of estuarine English that has developed in London over the last twenty years and spread out.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12194735721991461492022-04-02T10:01:42.302+01:002022-04-02T10:01:42.302+01:00Did she use the word 'tub' instead?Did she use the word 'tub' instead?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50253411348348042372022-04-02T09:52:42.978+01:002022-04-02T09:52:42.978+01:00My wife modified her accent considerably when work...My wife modified her accent considerably when working in Bradford. It would have been seen as insufferably patronising to go into peoples' homes and ask how well they could manage in the baarth. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31055846074728969132022-04-02T09:24:12.942+01:002022-04-02T09:24:12.942+01:00It used to be said that that type of Scottish acce...It used to be said that that type of Scottish accent was the best to use in TV adverts, as it gave people confidence. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74403363030590548822022-04-02T09:20:06.970+01:002022-04-02T09:20:06.970+01:00My point exactly.My point exactly.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7981873125534376642022-04-02T09:19:04.534+01:002022-04-02T09:19:04.534+01:00Theatre actors/singers must always have good dicti...Theatre actors/singers must always have good diction. They should speak their lines so that those in the very back seats can hear them clearly. If they can't, they're not doing their job properly.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79667797073332627322022-04-02T09:07:52.433+01:002022-04-02T09:07:52.433+01:00I don't care about accents as long as I can un...I don't care about accents as long as I can understand what is being said.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57331045896004233592022-04-02T08:52:32.310+01:002022-04-02T08:52:32.310+01:00My memory of local programming from BBC North East...My memory of local programming from BBC North East is clear speakers. I doubt anyone wants broadcasters to sound like Prince Charles, but there is kind of a very standard spoken English that can be understood by any English speaker around the world. <br /><br />My favourite accent is what I call, and maybe others do too, an educated/posh Scottish accent. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83151016650001387412022-04-02T08:49:06.892+01:002022-04-02T08:49:06.892+01:00Last night we attended a performance of " Evi...Last night we attended a performance of " Evita" by a local operatic society. It is totally sung, and all the performers but one were clear and we could hear what they were saying, but the lead lady had decided to adopt a Spanish accent and it was impossible to understand some of her sentences!<br />Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79484607949217451712022-04-02T08:43:32.303+01:002022-04-02T08:43:32.303+01:00The worst offenders (regardless of accents) are yo...The worst offenders (regardless of accents) are young wannabee actors who mumble their lines. Stage Schools have a lot to answer for! Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62878742934983944222022-04-02T08:20:10.235+01:002022-04-02T08:20:10.235+01:00The problem is exacerbated if you are unfortunate ...The problem is exacerbated if you are unfortunate enough to be hard of hearing. There is little point in turning up the sound. A loss of clarity means it is almost impossible to understand, whatever the volume.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16673551328988043142022-04-02T07:17:14.249+01:002022-04-02T07:17:14.249+01:00It's when my wife and I both say "Did you...It's when my wife and I both say "Did you understand what he/she was saying?", that we turn off. I have nothing against a slight accent of any sort; as long as we can understand them. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42283448213011144742022-04-02T07:10:39.734+01:002022-04-02T07:10:39.734+01:00I like regionally neutral accents for radio announ...I like regionally neutral accents for radio announcers between programmes and news although nowadays I reach for the off button while the newsreaders are on. On tv I rarely hear an announcer and never watch a news bulletin but if I did I would want them to be regionally neutral.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14278502014022008882022-04-02T06:16:29.952+01:002022-04-02T06:16:29.952+01:00There is little point in excluding people from ...There is little point in excluding people from 'anything' simply because of their thick accents. As you say, it is a matter of courtesy towards the majority.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com