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Why Do People in Old Movies Talk Like That?

Why Do People in Old Movies Talk Like That?

FromLexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios


Why Do People in Old Movies Talk Like That?

FromLexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Feb 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

John is traveling this week and so we’re running a previous episode about the speech patterns of Bette Davis, George Gershwin, Louis Armstrong and countless other Americans of the 1930s. Why do they all sound like that? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lexiconvalley.substack.com/subscribe
Released:
Feb 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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A podcast about language, with host John McWhorter. lexiconvalley.substack.com