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November 21, 2014 By Christina Varveri Leave a Comment

Why did commentators speak so oddly back in the 1950s?

Why did commentators speak so oddly back in the 1950s?

Have you ever wondered why the voices of announcers and commentators back in 1950 were so oddly and have nothing to do with today’s broadcasting techniques?

Back then they used to speak in  “Transatlantic speech”, which is a specific style of speaking, or dialect and as O’Berski said:  “It’s an effort to neutralize regional dialects and consciousness of a particular class”.

Moreover,  the audio receivers of the day couldn’t pick up bass tones!

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