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#20 - Peter Sokolowski - What is American English About?

Peter Sokolowski Season 1 Episode 20

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How did American English become distinctive from British English? How does American English reflect American society? And how do Americans look at their own language? Van Dale’s publisher Jaap Parqui talks about this and more with Peter Sokolowski, Editor at Large of Merriam-Webster.