Timeline for Word to refer to classic 1940s-1960s news voice
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| Mar 28, 2018 at 22:03 | comment | added | WakeDemons3 | The answer to the OP question is given below: The Mid-Atlantic Accent. That's THE answer, period. Not this. | |
| Jun 18, 2016 at 6:20 | comment | added | user16622 | What a lot of people forget nowadays is the brutality of the War in the Pacific. The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in the midst of negotiations with the U.S. and their subsequent conquests were often the scene of many atrocities. When fighting began in earnest, the Japanese often wouldn't surrender and would fight to the last man. Suicide attacks were common, especially as the war went against Japan. This left bitter feelings after the war which were only gradually healed with the passage of time and the passing of those who fought. | |
| Jun 17, 2016 at 4:24 | vote | accept | john01dav | ||
| Jun 16, 2016 at 19:33 | comment | added | mdisibio | Pathé is also well know for films, even silent films as well. I recognize the name from the silent comedian Harold Lloyd. I do very much like the suggestion, but I personally don't think it is as unmistakeable as "newsreel voice". | |
| Jun 16, 2016 at 14:55 | vote | accept | john01dav | ||
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| Jun 16, 2016 at 10:06 | comment | added | Max Williams | It's the "those lying Japs" tone that bothered me so much. | |
| Jun 16, 2016 at 9:15 | comment | added | David Richerby | Remember that, in those days, radiation sickness wasn't at all well understood. So, while the claim that (presumably) there was little radiation near the test site a few days after the detonation absolutely does not imply that nobody was dying of radiation sickness in Hiroshima a few days after the bombing, it was probably believed true at the time. | |
| Jun 16, 2016 at 8:31 | comment | added | Max Williams | @john01dav I'll leave it to the OP to decide that. When choosing a witty reference, you need to consider your audience. If most of them won't get it then you might need to reconsider. Personally I think that "Newsreel" is safer, but not as good, as "Pathe News". | |
| Jun 16, 2016 at 8:25 | history | edited | Max Williams | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 16, 2016 at 8:24 | comment | added | john01dav | @MaxWilliams Alright, makes sense -- this dosen't make it a good choice in this case though. | |
| Jun 16, 2016 at 8:24 | comment | added | Max Williams | @john01dav by "the reference" I meant the name "Pathé News". Since you don't (or didn't) know it, my prediction about whether you would "get iit" doesn't apply to you. | |
| Jun 16, 2016 at 8:15 | comment | added | john01dav | I don't agree on the bit about anyone who knows the reference would understand -- I know this voice quite well but I have never heard of Pathé (except in a few Youtube videos that I literally just saw a few days ago -- and I would likely have not connected it to this voice). | |
| Jun 16, 2016 at 8:12 | vote | accept | john01dav | ||
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| Jun 16, 2016 at 8:08 | history | edited | Max Williams | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 16, 2016 at 8:07 | comment | added | Tushar Raj | Ah. You beat me to it. This was my first choice, but I was hunting for an adjective. Upvote. | |
| Jun 16, 2016 at 8:03 | history | answered | Max Williams | CC BY-SA 3.0 |