Posted by Peter Ceresole on October 19, 2003 at 17:59:58 from 80.177.22.49 user PeterC.
In Reply to: Re: This has got too far from Ransome-so what's new posted by Mike Dennis on October 19, 2003 at 15:31:55:
I agree Peter, I'm not against regional accents etc but is it too much to assume that the voices you hear on a national radio station can be understood by all members of that nation?
Well yes. But where are these announcers on national radio with incomprehensible accents? I don't believe that there are any. Slight Scottish burrs, gentle Welsh lilts, maybe. All of those are understandable to anybody in Britain. But full-on Scouse or Geordie, there are none.
Interviews are different. If a Scouser has something to say, then they'll have to say it in their own fashion. The point is that the producer has to make it clear what's going on, but it would be quite wrong not to talk to somebody relevant because they have the wrong accent.