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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, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service drama repeats, Spanish versus English broadcasts in Buenos Aires and the pronunciation of people's names. Katherine Sangster of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Pronunciation Unit demonstrates the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's database of correct pronunciations.

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

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