RADIO PRONUNCIATION
ro THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS. Sir, —Your correspondent who complains of . the ’ pronunciation of “Phoenix” would have enjoyed the pronunciation, from one of the YA stations, of the word “Gracchi.” I cannot attempt to spell it as it was' pronounced, but I thought we were all familiar, with that word.
The. mispronunciation that really sets my teeth on edge, however, is that of the everyday “really,” which most female speakers call “rarely.” I heard two voices from 3ZB the other evening. One lady told the other, “My dear, you must ‘rarely’ ask for apples by name.” And that, when you come to think of it, was not what she meant at all, since the whole point was that people really do rarely ask for apples byname!. ; The same thing occurs repeatedly in radio plays produced in YA studios. I even think the ultra-refained “reahlly” is preferable. It is a pity that Professor Arnold Wall cannot give more talks over the radio—personal talks instead of recorded ones—similar to his valuable articles in “The Press” some time ago.—Yours, etc,, ENGLISH. March 18, 193 K
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22355, 19 March 1938, Page 22
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185RADIO PRONUNCIATION Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22355, 19 March 1938, Page 22
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