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@ALRATIBA wrote:

I only watch "fashion" shows .... so I don't know if this unique to fashion ...

 

I can't understand any of the dialogue between host and vendor and host to viewers.

 

Between regional accents, squeaky voices and speaking speed .... I haven't a clue to what most of them are saying.  


I haven't heard any Host or Vendor with any such regional accents, squeaky voices or speaking speed.  Can you name them?

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No.... I can't name them.  I don't know the names of most of the hosts.  

 

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Re: Host / Vendor Dialogue

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I have no horse in this race as I don't watch QVC. Online here.  But I think ALRATIBA might have meant many hosts speak  too rapidly, or too fast.?   That is one complaint I have  heard  a bazzilion times on these forums. Maybe squeaky ....she means the shrill voices posters have mentioned on these forums?  Just reading between the lines. IDK about regional.  My CC is small, I am close to TV, but have trouble reading it. But not to worry, I haven't turned TV on since last year. lol 

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I haven't had this problem watching the Q but I do at times when watching a movie.  Often people will have a strong accent, speak softly and there is background music.  It can be annoying when listening to accents that aren't native to me.

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It depends on the speaker.  Some are able to  speak clearly in a nice tone while others slur words together, speak too rapidly, mumble, and two speaking together really difficult for the tv audience to distinguish words.  I wonder why qvc hosts seem to be a side note to most every presentation...only two hundred left and this is burgundy mauve!  If you have a host and a vendor you increase the cost of the item.