elocution
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As Ruthye, Ridley’s crisp British elocution is the cleanest thing in the movie, which is shot by Rob Hardy in shades of mustard smog and latrine brown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Pelphrey delivers the area’s signature elocution with absolute assurance, although his heartrending concoction of Robbie’s kindness and despair leaves a deeper impression than the way he speaks.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2025
When I was a kid, I started doing elocution lessons because I had a really bad lisp.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
The comic actor, who often played well-spoken English gentlemen-type roles, was born in Tottenham, north-east London in 1924 and received elocution lessons as a child to correct his cockney accent.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2022
So said Mr. Potato Head, who has no elocution in his voice whatsoever.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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