interesting Guardian article on pronunciation issues

[david wales]

Sound and fury: how pronunciation provokes passionate reactions. Auditory beauty lies in the ear of the listener but to focus on sounds we don’t like is to miss out on the riches, power and beauty of the English sound system,

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/13/pronunciation-complaints-phonetics-sounds-appealing-david-crystal

[Leni]

Thanks for the link, David. I had a recent debate over that, when choosing recordings to suggest to students. So, very well timed.