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Someone asked if the use ANZAC in this context was correct or not. It's not used that often outside the context of WWI, but when it is no one raises an eyebrow and understands it.Thanks, CapK. I was too lazy to write Antipodeans. That, and the fact that "ANZAC" is the term most often used in discussions of the mythical trans-Tasman single currency. 
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fast speech in old movies
I have noticed that the pace of the dialogue in films from the 30's and first half of the 40's is much faster than we are accustomed to. In Marx Bros. movies, you can miss one of Groucho's quips if you're not paying attention. It would be an interesting study to see when movie makers decided to slow down the pace of the dialogue.
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Actors are very cognizant of pace in dialogue ...how fast or slow they speak can alter of a scene. Comedy is almost always faster paced ..this doesn't mean you speak more quickly but that your lines come quickly one upon the other. Or so I understand.
Singers, too, are aware of "pace" if used as a synonym for rhythm. Good example is how different "Bye, Bye, Blackbird" can be when sung slowly instead of in the original quick tempo. Sung fast it is upbeat and optimistic, slowly it is poignant.
Any actors among us who could supply more info on this?
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