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Episode: 0132 â Diction For Communication
Description: 0132 â Diction For Communication Diction for communicationTimes and expectations change, so exacting and over-clear clarity of every single syllable is usually unnecessary. It can make you sound at best old-fashioned and at worst pedantically petulant. Heck, even the Queen has changed how she speaks![1],[2] So even though there are few calls nowadays for a cut-glass pronunciation such as Celia Johnson in the 1945 film âBrief Encounterâ[3], appropriate diction is still important for successful communication. How often do you hear of âN/A chessâ, âhoe-moanersâ and âpea-stalksâ?[4] What about when the a...