annoyance

[likethebeer]

Eleanor Beardley's voice. She's a reporter for NPR and, man, the way she speaks just drives me crazy. It's kind of nasally, and the cadence always goes down at the end of the sentence, while she simultaneously draws out the words in an almost singsong way.

"simul^taneously d r a w s out the w_{o r d s}"

It's predictable and makes me wonder how the fuck this woman ever got into broadcast journalism with such poor speaking skills. The college I went to had a good broadcast journalism program and the singsongy thing, and the way she drops the ends of her sentences are things that even I was taught about.

Not to mention the fact that Beardsley's always reporting from France and when I hear her say French words, it sounds bad to MY ears; I can't imagine what the French have to deal with.

Here's a link to one of the stories reported by her, if you would like: "Paris Neighborhood Stores Thrive".

Comments

how the fuck this woman ever got

[regatomic.livejournal.com]

i think there's a clue there,..;)

Re: how the fuck this woman ever got

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

hmmm - unfortunately I can't find a photo of her to back up this hypothesis. I'd like to write in to NPR and criticize the woman, but I doubt it would make a difference.

a photo of her

[regatomic.livejournal.com]

heh neither could i other than a teeny one that might have been her,.. but it's not looks that count as a sterling example ol Monica was no beauty queen , in fact the running joke at the time was Bill saying, " any chick looks good with "MY" dick in her mouth",..;)

Re: how the fuck this woman ever got

[sirreal13.livejournal.com]

I looked at http://www.npr.org/templates/people/?typeId=1 to no avail. She must freelance.

[sirreal13.livejournal.com]

I almost lost it when she said "Cold gelatinous loaf" ("HA")^13

Actually her American French wasn't so bad. Her American English needs some work ;)