# Any of our British Dopers Listen to News on the BBC During the 1960s?

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
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…particularly the late ‘60s (and early’70s).

You may recall, the USA was involved in a bit of unpleasantness in Southeast Asia at the time, and a vocal portion of the day’s young people were a tad upset about it (especially the ones who were at risk of being forced to participate in it).

I clearly remember hearing of protests at some of our major universities, and I expect that some word of those came across the Pond, and was reported to her Majesty’s subjects.

When the University of California at Berkeley came up, did your newsreaders pronounce it _Barkly_, or _BERKLY_?

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
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I was a bit young to be listening to the news then, but afaict it’s always been pronounced  
BARKLY. Same as in Berkeley square (in which that nightingale sang).

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
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I suppose that’s what I ought to expect from the crowd that says _djuntah_ when discussing a junta in Latin America.

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**Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-our-british-dopers-listen-to-news-on-the-bbc-during-the-1960s/1003493/4 "2024-07-01T21:06:12Z")

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The BBC has a pronunciation unit to advise anchormen on that sort of stuff. And there is a general awareness these days that its not ‘UC At Barkley’.

However there are national preference items. It’s ‘Jag-Yoo-er’, not Jaghwah’. And ‘Knicker-Rag-U-Er’ not ‘Knicker-Rag-Hwah’.

I have heard ‘junta’ as well as ‘hoontah’.