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To: MinorityRepublican

I remember watching The Story of English


5 posted on 06/09/2015 6:40:46 PM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on twitter @RealSMG)
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To: SMGFan

Yes!

Actually, it was long and I did not see it all. Think I only caught it when it was half way through.

Seems like they never showed it again.


16 posted on 06/09/2015 7:06:45 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: SMGFan

Yes. The Story of English was one of the best programs I have ever seen. Amazing.


47 posted on 06/09/2015 8:20:34 PM PDT by Swede Girl
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Yes, “The Story of English” was fascinating. No book could do it justice because the program allowed the audience to hear the fine distinctions in pronunciation. For example, one episode about the Scots-Irish demonstrated how not only words and accents but also music and dance migrated “across the Pond” then down the Wagon Road to the western Carolinas and then to the Ozarks.

Has anyone found this series online anywhere?


99 posted on 06/10/2015 7:00:41 AM PDT by StayAt HomeMother
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