From Dr Geoff Lindsey.

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The fascinating story of how the Cold War changed the fate, and the pronunciation, of this familiar word.
0:00 Introduction
0:58 The standard story
1:49 18th and 19th century history
3:26 The 20th century
3:58 Eisenhower
4:29 JFK
5:16 Covert recordings
7:40 The change
9:49 The Cold War
10:49 Intelligence
13:16 Changing opposites
15:04 Spelling pronunciation
15:47 Technicality
18:21 Out of date dictionaries, again
18:54 Batman and Britain
20:45 John Wells’s polls

Music: The Loner by D J Williams https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5MBYjOajpL7BwHNA85ZKAA

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