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Jun 2018
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British English And American English: Wh...

Sony Music Entertainment / Jonathan Van Ness
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Helen Zaltzman hosts The Allusionist podcast and joins Jonathan to talk about the current and historical differences between British English and American English. It doesn’t take long for the conversation to spiral out to cover accents, manners, and how language can be used to shape our opinions and understanding of the news.

Find Helen’s work at TheAllusionist.org. She's on Twitter @HelenZaltzman and has an Allusionist group on Facebook.

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