Listening to programmes are becoming exhausting: presenters and news-readers talk so fast, zooming through full-stops and commas, without stopping, catching a breath in the middle of a sentence.
Whew!
It is no wonder that they mispronounce the simplest of words.
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Manna from Heaven, when John Simpson and Kate Adie -- rare breed indeed! -- speak in a measured manner: one feels invited to listen to them.
(They also have time to choose from our wealth of words to paint the virtual pictures.)
I think that's a problem with all the weather people - cramming it all in a limited time. And the traffic news on radio - my brain cant keep up with them!
NellieMay - // I think that's a problem with all the weather people - cramming it all in a limited time. And the traffic news on radio - my brain cant keep up with them! //
I find Bobby Prior on Radio Two excellent in this regard, she manages to cram an incredible amount of detailed information into a very short space of time, without ever sounding as though she is rushing.
I don't like 'sloppy speakers' or people that cannot be bothered to pronounce all the letters - Angela Rayner from the Labour Party is always doing this - its not her accent as I love a northern accent