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Re: [ARSCLIST] Edward R. Murrow "Hear It Now"
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From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> This may well be true. I don't know of Murrow and Friendly cherry-picked
> particularly well-spoken citizens, but the diction and sentence structure
> were more complex than your average American today. Not necessarily more
$5
> words, just better craft of stringing together $1 words.
>
Also, don't forget that oratory skills were admired, and many people tried
to attain them, back in "them days!" This was before politicians could reach
the entire public via TV or (today) the Internet...so one's skills at public
speaking were much more important...
Steven C. Barr