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The Nooze , Aye?
As a veteran of more than 4 decades in the business it behooves me ( actually annoys the hell out of me) that
this is allowed to continue !
When did it become...Nooze ?!
I am bringing this up because i have noticed with the New City TV branding that the voiceover announcer says ..Nooze..not News. Some places it isn't overly obvious...some places it is. When I was doing classes at Mohawk College in Hamilton Ontario with budding journalists, one of the first things I had them do was pronounce " News". Simply told them it rhymes with "Views". Hopefully, all of them (many who are currently working in the business ) never forgot that.
I had noticed previously that the intro to CHCH News in Hamilton, the announcer also says " CHCH Nooze ".
Question is ...why is this allowed to continue ? Surely, I am not the only one who has noticed. (and don't call me...)
While I am posting...also wanted to mention that I am sick and tired of anchors and reporters saying " aye"...when it should be "a"...as in "aye man was killed today in aye crash on the 401" . I hear it constantly . For many , I assume it is just a bad habit but isn't it up to their managers to point this out? Enough now from one who is retired ..I need to take "a" nap !!!
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Re: The Nooze , Aye?
The "nyooz" pronunciation is dated, and not in line with common dialect. The comparison with "views" doesn't work; there's an "i" in there that changes the pronunciation.
It should sound no different than if how you'd say "new," but pluralized.
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Re: The Nooze , Aye?
Information from all over. North East West South. Not some random spewed info, so yeah.
Get it right. It's also Toronto's news not Bronx news. No need for a New York Bronx accent.
Right "Youze guys"? lol
- geo
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Re: The Nooze , Aye?
Radiowiz wrote:
No need for a New York Bronx accent.
. . . unless you're doing Blue Jays play-by-play, that is
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strongly doubt newsreaders today know the difference between the long and short "a"
also not impressed by the mispronunciation of "Lytton" when reporting on the tragedy in B.C. that was all over the airwaves
are program directors already on summer break, and whatever happened to the broadcast equivalent of saying to a co-worker "you've got something stuck in your teeth" by discreetly saying " you might not know this but..."
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Re: The Nooze , Aye?
An old angry former news guy here, and the one that bothers me is "..flags flying at half mast."
They might be if they are on a ship, but on land half staff. This one I hear all the time, even on national newscasts both TV and Radio
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They might be if they are on a ship, but on land half staff. This one I hear all the time, even on national newscasts both TV and Radio
You'll notice some reporters just say "Flag is flying at half today" leaving out the word staff.