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EPISODE · Mar 12, 2019 · 23 MIN

Episode 66: The Emergence of the American Lexicon

from Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast

The English spoken in America began to diverge from the English spoken in Britain shortly after British settlers arrived in the New World. In today's episode, we look at several ways how 'Americanisms' began to form and how English speakers on the other side of the pond reacted to them. 

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