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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18:21 Out of date dictionaries, again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

Tape recorders courtesy Audio Gold https://audiogold.co.uk/

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