Gladys Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 26 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: I agree. Minor mispronunciations on the 8am news can put a dampener on your whole day. Actually, given that radio is purely aural, bad or lazy pronunciation just cannot be missed - there is nothing to distract. We don't need the received English of the old BBC, but it would be so good to listen to MR without wincing. I like an accent, but having an accent is not the same as lazy speech. My list:- 1. The Ramsey Garden Centre - are they saying carefully tended or tendered? 2. The sports presenter on a Saturday consistently pronouncing Mooragh as "Moorag" rather than "Moorack" or Glencrutchery as Glenclutchery. 3. Kerry Gascoigne, a good lively presenter, but have a go at all those Gs - you have a couple in your name even if one is silent. 4. Paul Corkish - ok its a Manxism, but more than one pound has an s at the end. I have no problem with not getting difficult foreign pronunciation right, but just get the basic English right. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 What about the guy that says firty free or furteen. Is it an impediment or laziness? Im not sure a newsreader is the best job for him. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, the stinking enigma said: What about the guy that says firty free or furteen. Is it an impediment or laziness? Im not sure a newsreader is the best job for him. Yep, I was going to mention him, but he has improved a bit and sometimes says "the" instead of "ver". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) Hmm? A few more reasons not to listen to MR? Even Evan Davies says 'Pleece' but I suspect some of these are Radio 4 staff jokes? They seem to appear and spread to other presenters? The BBC has a 'pronunciation' Department!!! Neil Nunes has not found it yet? Edited December 11, 2020 by Kopek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Gladys said: Actually, given that radio is purely aural, bad or lazy pronunciation just cannot be missed - there is nothing to distract. We don't need the received English of the old BBC, but it would be so good to listen to MR without wincing. I like an accent, but having an accent is not the same as lazy speech. My list:- 1. The Ramsey Garden Centre - are they saying carefully tended or tendered? 2. The sports presenter on a Saturday consistently pronouncing Mooragh as "Moorag" rather than "Moorack" or Glencrutchery as Glenclutchery. 3. Kerry Gascoigne, a good lively presenter, but have a go at all those Gs - you have a couple in your name even if one is silent. 4. Paul Corkish - ok its a Manxism, but more than one pound has an s at the end. I have no problem with not getting difficult foreign pronunciation right, but just get the basic English right. That Kerry Gascoigne’s rejection of the letter g at the end of a word drives me nuts...but by shite she has a set OF LUNGS ON HER! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Gladys said: Yep, I was going to mention him, but he has improved a bit and sometimes says "the" instead of "ver". I’ve bitten my way through furteen wugs...sorry...rugs listening to that fucking ‘ver’ nonsense. Edited December 11, 2020 by Uhtred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 25 minutes ago, Uhtred said: That Kerry Gascoigne’s rejection of the letter g at the end of a word drives me nuts...but by shite she has a set OF LUNGS ON HER! Not just at the end of a word, ever been to Birminum? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 They need to rehearse some clear speech training, collectively maybe slowly repeating " I look forward to receiving one million pounds of public money regularly, my sycophancy will know no bounds " That should be annunciated clearly and in dulcet tones ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 46 minutes ago, asitis said: They need to rehearse some clear speech training, collectively maybe slowly repeating " I look forward to receiving one million pounds of public money regularly, my sycophancy will know no bounds " That should be annunciated clearly and in dulcet tones ! Enunciated, surely? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 19 minutes ago, John Wright said: Enunciated, surely? Not necessarily. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Only if the angel Gabriel is ghosting up at MR... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, John Wright said: Enunciated, surely? That's why I do not work for Manx Radio LOL !!! Actually I've just had a look at these verbs the E means to speak with the utmost clarity, the a means to announce clearly ! we could be splitting hairs here, my career in radio is not over yet ! Edited December 12, 2020 by asitis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman34 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 39 minutes ago, asitis said: That's why I do not work for Manx Radio LOL !!! Actually I've just had a look at these verbs the E means to speak with the utmost clarity, the a means to announce clearly ! we could be splitting hairs here, my career in radio is not over yet ! Nah - you're just wrong. But I do think they should speak clearly 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 11 hours ago, asitis said: They need to rehearse some clear speech training, collectively maybe slowly repeating " I look forward to receiving one million pounds of public money regularly, my sycophancy will know no bounds " That should be annunciated clearly and in dulcet tones ! That's kind of the point. Manx Radio does not have to try. They are sucking on the perpetual Isle of Man Government/taxpayers' golden teat. They aren't even sucking, as the cash is being poured just by the force of mere gravity. I'm not sure how many more metaphors I can cram in, but I ran out after that first £1million and they are well into the second £million this year after the Covid windfall. For which they did little or next to sweet FA over and above. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 On 12/12/2020 at 8:30 AM, asitis said: That's why I do not work for Manx Radio LOL !!! Actually I've just had a look at these verbs the E means to speak with the utmost clarity, the a means to announce clearly ! we could be splitting hairs here, my career in radio is not over yet ! it will be if you join MR... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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