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Double Dutch
FromSlate Debates
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40 minutes
Released:
Sep 14, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
On today’s episode of Spectacular Vernacular, Ben Zimmer tells Nicole Holliday how he’s been brushing up his Dutch. They also interview Cindy Blanco, senior learning specialist for the online language-learning app, Duolingo. And finally, we invite a listener to play a quiz that looks at the Dutch roots of some English words. We hope you’re ready!! You could win a year’s membership to Slate Plus.
Do you have any language questions or fun facts to share? Email us at spectacular@slate.com.
Produced by Jasmine Ellis.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Duolingo blog.
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Do you have any language questions or fun facts to share? Email us at spectacular@slate.com.
Produced by Jasmine Ellis.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Duolingo blog.
Subscribe to Slate Plus. It’s only $1 for the first month. To learn more, go to slate.com/spectacularplus.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Sep 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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