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Mike Ross

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May 4, 2008, 7:35:13 AM5/4/08
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Bill Again

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May 4, 2008, 11:51:31 AM5/4/08
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"Mike Ross" <mi...@corestore.org> wrote in message
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Interesting. As an aside, why does the commentator speak in such a peculiar
manner? Is it TV talk? Surely no one speaks like this in ordinary life.
Perhaps she thinks that the viewers are stupid and won't understand what she
is talking about unless she emphasises all the important words for us.

Les.

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May 4, 2008, 1:29:49 PM5/4/08
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"Bill Again" <bi...@addcom.de> wrote in message
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> Interesting. As an aside, why does the commentator speak in such a
> peculiar manner? Is it TV talk? Surely no one speaks like this in ordinary
> life. Perhaps she thinks that the viewers are stupid and won't understand
> what she is talking about unless she emphasises all the important words
> for us.

Welcome to the modern world of "Media studies" :-)

Les.


Dave Liquorice

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May 4, 2008, 4:07:36 PM5/4/08
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On Sun, 4 May 2008 18:29:49 +0100, Les. wrote:

>> Interesting. As an aside, why does the commentator speak in such a
>> peculiar manner? Is it TV talk?
>

> Welcome to the modern world of "Media studies" :-)

Fairly fresh out of media studies. Maybe she gabbles in ordinary life and
has to really force herself to speak slowly and with proper pronunciation.

I also noticed a "noddy", I thought they were banned these days.

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Chris J Dixon

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May 5, 2008, 3:45:48 AM5/5/08
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Bill Again wrote:

>Interesting. As an aside, why does the commentator speak in such a peculiar
>manner? Is it TV talk? Surely no one speaks like this in ordinary life.
>Perhaps she thinks that the viewers are stupid and won't understand what she
>is talking about unless she emphasises all the important words for us.
>

Compared with Robert Peston, it was natural and intelligible ;-)

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Neill

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May 6, 2008, 4:19:37 AM5/6/08
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On May 4, 9:07 pm, "Dave Liquorice" <allsortsnotthis...@howhill.com>
wrote:

Noddys are still taught, though that single one was a bit out of
place. Emphasis in the wrong place in modern TV reporting is rife and
infortunately students pick it up from people who should know better
and carry on the tradition.

Neill

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