April 28, 2013
by Graham
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I’ve been watching Lucy Worsley’s latest TV series on the monarchy – “Fit to Rule”. Dr Worsley is the Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, and this is not the first series she has presented. They all seem well researched, … Continue reading
April 23, 2013
by Graham
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Radio 4’s “Saturday Live” programme, broadcast on Saturday mornings at 9 am, this week included a contribution from Nevile Gwynne. We were told that Mr Gwynne (and throughout the programme he was called “Mr Gwynne” rather than “Neville”) retired as … Continue reading
April 15, 2013
by Graham
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Melvyn Bragg trailed this week’s In Our Time (on the Amazons) on Radio 4 this morning (Thursday 11 April) at 8.30 pronouncing these two words as /penθəˈsiËlɪə/ and /ˈsætaɪəz/. I was interested to learn what he was going to say … Continue reading
April 3, 2013
by Graham
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Just a couple of pronunciations I’ve come across recently that I’d never encountered before: 1) /ˈdiËtrɪtÉ™s/ (Harold Evans, former editor of the Sunday Times, on Broadcasting House, Radio 4, Sunday 31 March 2013) I’ve heard /ˈdetrɪtÉ™s/ quite often, but never … Continue reading