maymorganlondon
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Many of the guests and presenters went to stage school. I thought (silly me) they taught people how to speak properly there. I don't expect, or want, people to speak with a plum in their mouths. The old rigid-jawed received pronunciation is dreadful to listen to in this day and age... but surely speaking properly gives the most people the chance of understanding what you are saying? That doesn't mean completely dropping a regional accent, but just use proper words and don't drop letters left, right and centre.
I work in an environment where although everyone speaks and writes English, not everyone speaks it as a first language. Imagine how difficult it is to understand people who speak sloppily, or write sloppily? Most people who learn English as a foreign language learn it from people who do speak properly.
Surely, as a company who want to sell to all and sundry, Q would care that people could understand and then buy rather than try to understand and give up?
The more we listen to certain people, and particularly when we hear them speaking about the same topics repeatedly, the more their "tics" are highlighted.
If Ali K would just slow down with the machine-gun delivery, she is probably the best. She tends to use a better vocabulary, and doesn't do either vocal fry or up-speak. Nor does she do glottal stops, miss out "g" at the end of words, or substitute "f" for "th".
Charlie is the opposite of Ali K (he needs to speed it up a bit) but he speaks very well too.
The Sky Political Editor is Beth Rigby, if it is who I'm thinking of. Dark bob and red lipstick? If so, that is the right name.
I work in an environment where although everyone speaks and writes English, not everyone speaks it as a first language. Imagine how difficult it is to understand people who speak sloppily, or write sloppily? Most people who learn English as a foreign language learn it from people who do speak properly.
Surely, as a company who want to sell to all and sundry, Q would care that people could understand and then buy rather than try to understand and give up?
The more we listen to certain people, and particularly when we hear them speaking about the same topics repeatedly, the more their "tics" are highlighted.
If Ali K would just slow down with the machine-gun delivery, she is probably the best. She tends to use a better vocabulary, and doesn't do either vocal fry or up-speak. Nor does she do glottal stops, miss out "g" at the end of words, or substitute "f" for "th".
Charlie is the opposite of Ali K (he needs to speed it up a bit) but he speaks very well too.
The Sky Political Editor is Beth Rigby, if it is who I'm thinking of. Dark bob and red lipstick? If so, that is the right name.