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Mar 2025
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929. Sarah Donnelly: The Only American I...

Luke Thompson
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Sarah Donnelly comes back onto LEP to catch up and to tell us about her stand-up special, now available to watch on YouTube, and to do a British English vs American English pronunciation quiz.

Sarahโ€™s show is called The Only American in Paris and we discuss some of the themes of the show - the real experience of being a US citizen living in Paris, the Netflix show Emily in Paris, cultural differences, learning French, plus a pronunciation quiz to help you compare UK and US English.

๐Ÿ“ผ Watch Sarah's stand-up show here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2_N_CRoRz0&ab_channel=SarahDonnelly ย @sarahdcomedyย 

๐Ÿ“„ Get the episode PDF with quiz questions and full transcript ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/929.-Sarah-Donnelly_-The-Only-American-In-Paris-US-vs-UK-Accent-Quiz.pdf

๐Ÿ”— Episode page on my website ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/03/31/929-sarah-donnelly-the-only-american-in-paris/

๐Ÿ† Sign up for LEP Premium ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium

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