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Ben Yagoda on the British invasion of American English

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Episode  ·  44:08  ·  Dec 21, 2024

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Ben Yagoda is the emeritus professor of English at the University of Delaware. Relying on his rich experience of having lived both in the US and the UK, Ben's new book, "Gobsmacked! The British Invasion of American English" talks about how language can travel across the two countries. Many words and phrases that originated in the UK have made themselves more at home in America. What is their history? Ben's blog https://notoneoffbritishisms.com/ which covers many of these topics is a super-hit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

44m 8s  ·  Dec 21, 2024

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