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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: English as a global language #20161 05/28/2001 5:03 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta In reply to: Part of this trend is due to actors and broadcasters being encouraged to "lose" their accents and practice "clear" diction and enunciation... This may be the case in the US, but the BBC seems to be encouraging the use of regional accents by its newsreaders. None of the accents I hear from the presenters on its world TV service are particularly hard to understand despite the considerable variety. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted English as a global language Wordsmith 02/26/2001 4:31 AM Re: English as a global language Shoshannah 02/26/2001 8:01 AM Re: English as a global language rodward 02/26/2001 8:38 AM Re: English as a global language FLBob 02/26/2001 1:12 PM Re: English as a global language astein 02/26/2001 9:09 AM Re: English as a global language Megaen 02/26/2001 9:29 AM Re: English as a global language Atlantar 02/26/2001 9:30 AM Re: English as a global language AnnaStrophic 02/26/2001 12:02 PM Re: English as a global language gulgre 02/27/2001 5:04 AM Re: English as a global language zacch 02/26/2001 12:43 PM Re: English as a global language cme 02/26/2001 2:34 PM Re: English as a global language moodyj28 02/26/2001 2:53 PM Re: English as a global language wwh 02/26/2001 3:14 PM Re: English as a global language Minna 02/26/2001 3:26 PM Re: English as a global language of troy 02/27/2001 1:36 PM Re: English as a global language BeingCJ 02/28/2001 10:12 PM Re: English as a global language wordcrazy 03/04/2001 1:16 AM More grist for this mill... shanks 03/19/2001 9:10 AM Re: More grist for this mill.. HELP. Max Quordlepleen 03/19/2001 9:28 AM Re: More grist for this mill.. HELP. shanks 03/19/2001 2:26 PM Re: More grist for this mill.. HELP. maverick 03/19/2001 5:48 PM Re: English as a global language zevahcat 04/02/2001 8:27 PM Re: English as a global language inselpeter 04/02/2001 9:14 PM Re: English as a global language wordcrazy 05/23/2001 10:19 PM Re: English as a global language AnnaStrophic 05/25/2001 11:29 AM Re: English as a global language WhitmanO'Neill 05/26/2001 2:38 PM Re: English as a global language Jazzoctopus 05/26/2001 4:18 PM Re: English as a global language Bingley 05/28/2001 5:03 AM Re: English as a global language Jazzoctopus 05/28/2001 9:02 PM Re: English as a global language teresag 05/29/2001 1:38 PM Re: English as a global language of troy 05/29/2001 7:42 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,424 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 7 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,239 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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