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SCOUT· 24%15m·2016-04-01·Arts Culture
SCOUT· 24%15m·2016-04-01·Arts Culture33. Please
The Allusionist
There’s an ocean between Britain and the USA, but an even wider division between each country’s use of a particular word: ‘please’. Linguists Lynne Murphy and Rachele De Felice explain how one nation’s obsequiousness is another nation’s obnoxiousness. There’s more about this episode at…
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