Radio 3 has listed Tannhäuser, omitting the umlaut. Standards are slipping at the Beeb, or has Zai Bennett, the controller of BBC 3 decided that he agrees with the citizens of Lancre, that one should avoid unnecessary punctuation?
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Chunter
said...
A few weeks ago, Paxo made essentially the same mistake on University Challenge, pronouncing the name as though it has no umlaut.
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A few weeks ago, Paxo made essentially the same mistake on University Challenge, pronouncing the name as though it has no umlaut.
At least they are being consistent!
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