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EPISODE · Sep 22, 2025 · 19 MIN

If We All Speak English, Why Don’t We All Sound Alike? Robert MacNeil’s Exploration of Language

from Now I've Heard Everything · host Bill Thompson

Many people think the media have erased regional dialects in America. But a well-known TV news anchor says it’s just not true. in this 2005 interview PBS’s Robert MacNeil talks about his book Do You Speak American?Get your copy of Do You Speak American? by Robert MacNeilAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Mignon Fogarty and Jim Lehrer For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTubePhoto by Cronkite School#Language #Dialects #Accents #LinguisticsCome on over to AI After 40 on YouTube

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