A friend of mine sent me a link to a hilarious and slightly deranged Pathe video from the 1940s about how to help immigrants speak better English.
This must have been an official government movie shown at cinemas before the main features. It's astounding not only for the funny advice given to the poor Sri Lankan bloke, but also becuase of the fact that he clearly speaks excellent English already.
Anyway, as a sign of how far things have changed since then, this is an interesting little period piece.
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