Date:         Wed, 23 Nov 2005 23:40:05 -0500
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From:         "Steven C. Barr" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Edward R. Murrow "Hear It Now"
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From: "Tom Fine" <[log in to unmask]>
> Also, it's fascinating to hear the actual
> voices of both historic figures and ordinary people of those days. To my
> ears, the regional accents of America were more pronounced back then, and
> the average person had a more refined and clearer way of speaking.
> 
Probably because this was well before the ubiquity of television
reduced North American speech to a "lowest common denominator!"
Remember that children are often "Baby-sat" by the TV, and learning
how to speak from the audio rather than from their family...

...stevenc
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