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On 31 Jan 2011, at 06:15CET, Warren Ziegler wrote:

> Sad day...
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/28/bbc-world-service-cuts-respo=
nse
>=20
> Guess I'll have to rely on the 198 longwave transmissions.

Warren,

It gets worse.  I gather the BBC intend to use their domestic news room to=
 provide material for their Internet-based service. This would be a pity,=
 as it has always been the official position that the World Service is not=
 aimed at expatriates, but at the nationals of the target countries, whose=
 mother tongue is frequently not English.

Accordingly, the policy for many years has apparently been to adopt a more=
 measured delivery of the spoken word, with (where appropriate) less compl=
ex vocabulary and syntax. This is also supposed to apply to interviews wit=
h politicians, celebrities and so on.

Unfortunately  this practice has not always been followed of recent years.=
  Ordinary domestic vox pop interview material has sometimes been used, an=
d I am not confident that the listeners will always follow what is being=
 said..=20

If you are receiving on a poor radio circuit, or your mother tongue is not=
 English (or both) it may be even harder to understand the programme.

Good luck with 198. I gather they are considering bringing back Test Match=
 Special (ball-by-ball commentary on important cricket matches).

73
John F5VLF


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<html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode=
: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>On 31 Jan 2011=
, at 06:15CET, Warren Ziegler wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-n=
ewline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Sad day...<br><a href=3D"http://www=
.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/28/bbc-world-service-cuts-response">http://=
www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/28/bbc-world-service-cuts-response</a><b=
r><br>Guess I'll have to rely on the 198 longwave transmissions.<font clas=
s=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#000000"><font class=3D"Apple-style-span"=
 color=3D"#144FAE"><br></font></font></div></blockquote><br></div><div>War=
ren,</div><div><br></div><div>It gets worse. &nbsp;I gather the BBC intend=
 to use their domestic news room to provide material for their Internet-ba=
sed service. This would be a pity, as it has always been the official posi=
tion that the World Service is not aimed at expatriates, but at the nation=
als of the target countries, whose mother tongue is frequently not English=
.</div><div><br></div><div>Accordingly, the policy for many years has appa=
rently been to adopt a more measured delivery of the spoken word, with (wh=
ere appropriate) less complex vocabulary and syntax. This is also supposed=
 to apply to interviews with politicians, celebrities and so on.</div><div=
><br></div><div>Unfortunately &nbsp;this practice has not always been foll=
owed of recent years. &nbsp;Ordinary domestic vox pop interview material=
 has sometimes been used, and I am not confident that the listeners will=
 always follow what is being said..&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>If you=
 are receiving on a poor radio circuit, or your mother tongue is not Engli=
sh (or both) it may be even harder to understand the programme.</div><div>=
<br></div><div>Good luck with 198. I gather they are considering bringing=
 back Test Match Special (ball-by-ball commentary on important cricket mat=
ches).</div><div><br></div><div>73</div><div>John F5VLF</div><div><br></di=
v><div><br></div></body></html>=3D

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