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Word: raddio (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1926-1926
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Thought U. S. purists, now is the time to elect a Proper Pronunciation Commission in this country, to persuade U. S. radiannouncers not to call a "suite" (of rooms or furniture) a "suit," a "coupe" (small closed car) a "coop," a "radiator" a "raddiator,"or radio"raddio" not to say "worshing" (a Pittsburghism) for "washing," "kewpon" for "coupon" "kaif" for "cafe," "pitcher" for "picture," "umbrella," "athaletic," 'fillum" and "I-ow'a" for their comparatively manageable originals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Radio Peril | 9/20/1926 | See Source »

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