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Word: soaplands (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1976-1976
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Years ago, when radio serials were somewhat thin, actors were told to speak in "soap count," a half-step tempo. Thus many characters slur their speech, which suggests a speech impediment or drunkenness. The latter should never be discounted; social drinking seems moderate, but alcoholism now rates as soapland's top personal problem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Sex and Suffering in the Afternoon | 1/12/1976 | See Source »

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