VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Diane Maggipinto · Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:57 am Post subject: experienced hearing?

"Your call cannot be completed because you are trying to reach a sky pyuser" and "you're listening to K U wee R" are a couple of examples I recently heard, whereby the voice talker mashes words together.
I know overenunciating is a bane in our business, but I'm wondering if my ears are also a bit sensitive to these malpronunciations (I made up that word).
Merely a discussion point or opportunity for you to share what you hear, that sounds odd to your ear. It snot keeping me up at night.
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Mushmelon · Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:07 am Post subject: Re: experienced hearing?

heyguido · Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:27 am Post subject:

May I suggest....

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Lee Gordon · Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:43 pm Post subject:

Hope you bought a brand new one for that foto-funnie. Gasp

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Mushmelon · Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:37 pm Post subject:

I sure hope so! Gasp

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ccpetersen · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 9:20 am Post subject:

Recently I sent a direction to a VO for a science script and it contained the word "mu" which I told him was mee-you spoken quickly. He came back with "mee YOU" as two words. Much merriment ensued, but now when I see the word "mu" I hear "Mee YOU"...
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jsgilbert · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 1:18 pm Post subject:

This morning, the tv was on in the background and I heard, "drive a twitta" and "the deals on twittas have never been better..." It really and truly sounded like "twitta". I looked up and it was what appeared to be a national Toyota spot.

One of the things that tended to keep people from being profitable voice talent 10 or 15 years ago was the need to walk the line, being able to enunciate and communicate. Today it's either "mush mouth" or people pronouncing words like "IMP-PORT-TENT".
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Diane Maggipinto · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 6:17 pm Post subject:

i'm sure i've told this story before:

one radio station where i worked had control rooms with an exceptional view of the mountain range to the west of salt lake city. an a.e. walked in and declared "what a view!"

to which i replied "what OF me?" assuming, naturally, NOW what did i do?
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Drew · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 11:25 pm Post subject:

spent some time looking at these fellas

http://www.pbase.com/growf/image/270066

Nice Tetons
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