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R. R. R.
Different ways of speech communication is one of my earliest memories. The fact that, at home, my mother and grandmother speak one way, and friends, neighbours and people in the street another. Then there’s the way my mother speaks to … Continue reading
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Tagged katherine gregor, languages, pronunciation, scribedoll, Speech
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Words and Civilisation: A Smidgeon of Français
Say sidewalk, elevator or garbage, and the English will wince in disgust and mutter the almost unspeakable. “That’s American,” they will remark before casting you out of Society for polluting the purity of Shakespeare’s tongue. Using French, however, suggests to … Continue reading
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Tagged english, foreign languages, francais, French, katherine gregor, language, londoner's musings, pronunciation, scribedoll
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