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Tao Stoic 118

"Is it not utterly stupid Master, that radio reporters, programmakers, showmasters on t.v. and so on, 'NEVER' seem to look and listen to themselves via tapes? It would be the very first thought one would get in that business."

"Indeed, they never do so. A simple carpenter does better. He tries to make his work as good as possible, and would make improvements on the comments of a user. Not so with presentators. The carpenter is too small for being a wind-bag. The presentator would not see or hear himself because it would make clear to him that he'd better become a farmhand. Imagine the B.B.C., getting rid of bad speakers, gutter accents, lisps as in thienthe or Tomthon, ditheatheth, let alone the arms people."

"I do not understand, ... arms people?"

"The persons who speak like: 'Arm, when you put the, arm, cat on the fire-arm, or the, arm, fat, you, arm etc. ' The arms vary from uhms, ers, to Amin, Yuno, or 'sort-of's. Such a WorldService that should be serving the people, of which, as is known, 75make clean, clear, 'R.P. Speak' popular. They could easely transcribe the arms texts and have them read out by a calm, clear, R.P. reader, yet, they care not a rap."


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Ven 2005-01-24