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Re: International star name pronunciations
From: David C
Date: 2021 Jun 20, 15:03 -0700
From: David C
Date: 2021 Jun 20, 15:03 -0700
I recall reading - but cannot remember where - that in the early days of radio the BBC had a problem. There were a large number of words that had been used in print but never spoken. Everyone knew what the words meant but they had no need to say them out loud. So a committee was formed to decide on astandard pronounciations.
Of course this may be an urban myth - I must try and find the source.
