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Post by indigo on Feb 17, 2020 14:09:38 GMT
It sounds dreadful at the moment, which for me is the omnibus of the 9th Feb. I'm not sure if old Hooty has a cold or what but she sounds almost unintelligible in some sentences (those where she's cajolling her family into going to The B(ull)  |
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Post by Mermaid on Feb 17, 2020 16:27:27 GMT
Hadn't noticed but will listen more carefully.
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Post by welshteddy on Feb 18, 2020 16:17:58 GMT
I agree Indigo, and thought the same thing. It covers about 5 octaves!!!
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Post by indigo on Feb 18, 2020 23:10:36 GMT
Right! I haven´t listened to more recent episodes so perhaps it was just a temporary hooty glitch?  |
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Post by Demdike on Feb 22, 2020 9:27:34 GMT
She always sounds as if she is rising into hysteria whatever she says. And it can’t be age because none of the other actors her age do it.
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Post by judithl on Feb 24, 2020 10:41:22 GMT
If she has hearing problems, which do happen in old age, this may make it more difficult to control the pitch of her voice. OH says he always knows when my hearing is down because I start talking too loudly.
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Post by Demdike on Mar 2, 2020 6:52:54 GMT
It’s not so much the pitch, it is the rising breathlessness which makes her sound on the edge of panic. One can have a loud pitch through deafness but not sound like you’re ready to bolt.
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Post by indigo on Mar 4, 2020 13:02:25 GMT
Yes Demdike, that´s it, it´s the panicky on the verge of tears quality her voice has. It makes me feel all a jitter when I listen to her  |
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Post by goodlookingone on Mar 4, 2020 16:54:48 GMT
Oh dear, You lot. She is a very mature Lady still earning her keep, She certainly doesn't need critisim from us, her Juniors.
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Post by indigo on Mar 6, 2020 10:05:25 GMT
 Perhaps you´re right, GLO, but having heard archive episodes of "Jill" in her younger days on TA, she was always pretty terrible. Acting wise, I mean.
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Post by Demdike on Mar 7, 2020 20:36:09 GMT
I suspect whoever directs the thing should take some of the rap.
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Post by Anna Key on Mar 8, 2020 9:46:27 GMT
I did wonder if she had a cold last time I heard her.
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Post by judithl on Mar 8, 2020 13:09:23 GMT
Whoever directs should have told Ruth to drop the dreadful accent years ago. It makes me cringe every time she speaks.
Jill's voice is pleasant in comparison.
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Perhaps you´re right, GLO, but having heard archive episodes of "Jill" in her younger days on TA, she was always pretty terrible. Acting wise, I mean. 
