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ajapale
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A letter in today's IT consists of a rant against pronunciaton in RTÉ. I must say that while I find plenty of things to complain about in RTÉ pronunciation is not one of them.
Specifically the writer complains about:
1. News pronounced as nooze...(fair enough, I find that irritating)
2. RTÉ pronounced Orr Tee Eee instead of Ar Tee Eee... (personally I pronounce it R as in Ordination and not R as in This post will be deleted if not edited to remove bad language).
3. Portlaoise pronounced without the final syllable (Every one I know including those from that fine burg do not sound the final 'e'.
Added to which: my own rant:
I cant spell Dun Laoghaire, I can only pronounce Dun Laoghaire when I'm speaking Irish. Dunleary is good enough for the people who live there and its good enough for me.
I knew some people who referred to Kingstown, Queenstown, Marborough and Phillipstown. (for two marks give them their new names)
A few more to ponder over is it CastleRee or CastleRay in Co Roscommon? Is the football team Derry City or is it Dairy City. Is it Irish Ferries or Irish Furries?
I suppose people are entitled to pronounce words what ever way they please. Including those poor presenters and journalists out in Montrose.
ajapale
Specifically the writer complains about:
1. News pronounced as nooze...(fair enough, I find that irritating)
2. RTÉ pronounced Orr Tee Eee instead of Ar Tee Eee... (personally I pronounce it R as in Ordination and not R as in This post will be deleted if not edited to remove bad language).
3. Portlaoise pronounced without the final syllable (Every one I know including those from that fine burg do not sound the final 'e'.
Added to which: my own rant:
I cant spell Dun Laoghaire, I can only pronounce Dun Laoghaire when I'm speaking Irish. Dunleary is good enough for the people who live there and its good enough for me.
I knew some people who referred to Kingstown, Queenstown, Marborough and Phillipstown. (for two marks give them their new names)
A few more to ponder over is it CastleRee or CastleRay in Co Roscommon? Is the football team Derry City or is it Dairy City. Is it Irish Ferries or Irish Furries?
I suppose people are entitled to pronounce words what ever way they please. Including those poor presenters and journalists out in Montrose.
ajapale