EPISODE · May 24, 2009 · 55 MIN

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from The 7th Avenue Project · host Robert Pollie

Geoffrey Pullum, linguist and author of "The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language," discusses the grammar wars, common misconceptions about English and whether we really can talk to the animals.

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