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Why Do People in Old Movies Talk Like That?
Why Do People in Old Movies Talk Like That?
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Feb 20, 2023
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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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