Bad Pronunciation
When people spoke to me I used to worry about why I sometimes couldn’t understand what I was hearing. After my experience last evening I’m no longer putting it down to hearing loss.
I was reading the newspaper during a commercial break on TV and heard the word “peaches”.
I looked up, thinking, “Now,” that’s an odd thing to be advertising on TV.” I found that the product being promoted related to “pictures”. The commercial must have been made in Australia or at least used an Australian actress.
Of course, it’s not only young Australians who slur their pronunciation of English. For example, I’ve often heard the New Zealand version “pitchas” for “pictures”.
The younger people are these days the more incomprehensible they become.
I think I’ll just cuddle up with a dictionary and remind myself how words ought to be spoken.
I was reading the newspaper during a commercial break on TV and heard the word “peaches”.
I looked up, thinking, “Now,” that’s an odd thing to be advertising on TV.” I found that the product being promoted related to “pictures”. The commercial must have been made in Australia or at least used an Australian actress.
Of course, it’s not only young Australians who slur their pronunciation of English. For example, I’ve often heard the New Zealand version “pitchas” for “pictures”.
The younger people are these days the more incomprehensible they become.
I think I’ll just cuddle up with a dictionary and remind myself how words ought to be spoken.
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