It's (HRT) becoming hugely over-used where I hang out (large legal office with lots of 'hip' young ladies). I get so annoyed at times when they're speaking to to me, and I feel like saying "yes, I hear you ... I understand you ... continue ... why do you keep questioning me...."?!!!!ClubMan said:On a related point HRT can also be quite irritating. As can be the seemingly official RTÉ pronunciation of "Ahhh-Tea-E".
jasconius said:This is definitely a female thing, where wimmen dump their regional or born with accents in favour of this RTE/Dublin4 rather grand speak,
jasconius said:in favour of this RTE/Dublin4 rather grand speak, Ann Doyle is a great exponent of it. People should not be scared to leave the regional behind them (unless of course its Cavanese!).
Its a known fact that these weather people are AA Roadwatch cast offs!Berlin said:The new weather girls on RTE seem to have a strange kind of AA Roadwatch accent these days. Last night's forecast (before the 6.01 news - the real weather people come on afterwards) was for quite a heavy "frawst" although it wasn't so bad for the "sithe". Where do these people come from?
Both are valid pronunciations.Andrewa said:Anyone watching RTE's "Ear to the Ground" just now, where yer man was reporting from NePAL (as in Pal/friend/mate) rather than Nepal (as in fall, call, wall)?
Fair enough, but I believe the wall/fall/call pronunciation is much more common, and therefore I would expect it be used in the media. Anyway, just thought I'd mention it, as it aired just while I was reading these posts.ClubMan said:Both are valid pronunciations.
No, she's wrong on both counts.MissRibena said:Probably the correct pronunciation but bloody irritating.
Rebeeca
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