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Obligatory must watch old dod training film on the subject. https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZYyAYIUvI-M&pp=ygUiUXVhcnR6IGNyeXN0YWxzIGFybXkgdHJhaW5pbmcgZmlsbQ%3D%3D

Obligatory must watch old dod training film on the subject. https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZYyAYIUvI-M&pp=ygUiUXVhcnR6IGNyeXN0YWxzIGFybXkgdHJhaW5pbmcgZmlsbQ%3D%3D https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZYyAYIUvI-M&pp=ygUiUXVhcnR6IGNye...

thenthenthen 1y ago
As well as Crystals go to war, on the industrial production of crystal oscillators: https://youtu.be/wHenisSTUQY?si=GzjfOFHFOknKRQ9m https://youtu.be/wHenisSTUQY?si=GzjfOFHFOknKRQ9m
mikkupikku 1y ago
I wish people still talked with the accent/style used in these old videos. It's so easy to understand and listen to, compared to the typical modern American accent.
- ahartmetz 1y ago
  It seems to be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_American_Speech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_American_Speech aka Mid-Atlantic Accent - an artificial accent - with a fairly strong natural accent of the speaker coming through.
  - kulahan 1y ago
    What is an artificial accent? Isn't every accent just the way people choose to speak?
    - FuriouslyAdrift 1y ago
      It's a way of speaking taught in broadcasting and acting schools
      - kulahan 1y ago
        I was under the impression that this is effectively teaching people to speak without any accent at all
        mrguyorama 1y ago
        >effectively teaching people to speak without any accent at all There's no such thing as "no accent"
        ahartmetz 11mo ago
        In English at least. Some (maybe most? - no idea honestly) languages do have more or less official standard accents. For German, that standard accent is very close to how people speak in Hannover.
        NetMageSCW 11mo ago
        I used to speak with pretty close to no accent as I learned English in Okinawa, then went to 2nd and third grade in Arkansas and then went to school in southern Virginia. The mix resulted in an unaccented speech compared to most localities. Now I have a slight southern accent.
        FuriouslyAdrift 1y ago
        Oh no... it's an "accent". It's just a "desirable" one. Kind of like a posh accent in England.
        kulahan 1y ago
        Well no, definitely not - it’s just meant to be as clear as possible. The point is to make sure as many people as possible can understand you, which is very important in informational and entertaining broadcasts.
    - mitthrowaway2 1y ago
      An artificial accent is one where there are no native speakers raised with it, but rather people are professionally trained to speak with it.
- FuriouslyAdrift 1y ago
  The midwest has the most neutral accent although it is slowly drifting https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/the-united-states-of-accents-midwestern-american-english https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/the-united-states-of-acce...

thenthenthen 1y ago

As well as Crystals go to war, on the industrial production of crystal oscillators: https://youtu.be/wHenisSTUQY?si=GzjfOFHFOknKRQ9m https://youtu.be/wHenisSTUQY?si=GzjfOFHFOknKRQ9m

mikkupikku 1y ago

I wish people still talked with the accent/style used in these old videos. It's so easy to understand and listen to, compared to the typical modern American accent.

ahartmetz 1y ago
It seems to be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_American_Speech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_American_Speech aka Mid-Atlantic Accent - an artificial accent - with a fairly strong natural accent of the speaker coming through.
- kulahan 1y ago
  What is an artificial accent? Isn't every accent just the way people choose to speak?
  - FuriouslyAdrift 1y ago
    It's a way of speaking taught in broadcasting and acting schools
    - kulahan 1y ago
      I was under the impression that this is effectively teaching people to speak without any accent at all
      - mrguyorama 1y ago
        >effectively teaching people to speak without any accent at all There's no such thing as "no accent"
        ahartmetz 11mo ago
        In English at least. Some (maybe most? - no idea honestly) languages do have more or less official standard accents. For German, that standard accent is very close to how people speak in Hannover.
        NetMageSCW 11mo ago
        I used to speak with pretty close to no accent as I learned English in Okinawa, then went to 2nd and third grade in Arkansas and then went to school in southern Virginia. The mix resulted in an unaccented speech compared to most localities. Now I have a slight southern accent.
      - FuriouslyAdrift 1y ago
        Oh no... it's an "accent". It's just a "desirable" one. Kind of like a posh accent in England.
        kulahan 1y ago
        Well no, definitely not - it’s just meant to be as clear as possible. The point is to make sure as many people as possible can understand you, which is very important in informational and entertaining broadcasts.
  - mitthrowaway2 1y ago
    An artificial accent is one where there are no native speakers raised with it, but rather people are professionally trained to speak with it.
FuriouslyAdrift 1y ago
The midwest has the most neutral accent although it is slowly drifting https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/the-united-states-of-accents-midwestern-american-english https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/the-united-states-of-acce...