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Accents from Around the World

Dissatisfaction with announcers' accents

Comments from listeners on subjects including the use of announcers with African accents, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service drama repeats, Spanish versus English broadcasts in Buenos Aires and the pronunciation of people's names. Katherine Sangster of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's Pronunciation Unit demonstrates the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's database of correct pronunciations.

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14 minutes

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project