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Video Mixdown
Hi John
I've very much enjoyed your previous titles, but as an Audible user I have a question about something that I realise you probably have no control over.
Some of the military conventions, abbreviations and acronyms that we are so familiar with are so mispronounced that it rather spoils the narrative. A simple example is 617 Squadron being pronounced "six hundred and seventeen", or 206 Squadron as "two hundred and six". It just sounds wrong. I guess 99.9% of listeners wouldn't know any different, but are you ever asked how these things should be pronounced?
This is a really good point - thanks for mentioning. I have no input into the audio recording. Though I could of course listen to them all - but after you've written the book, then read 9 drafts as it is edited, I just don't have the time. I will certainly send this message on to the audio team though. Much appreciated.