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What American English Sounds Like
December 1, 2012 9:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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A while back we talked about what English sounds like to those who don't speak it. Martha shares an evocative excerpt from Richard Rodriguez's memoir Hunger of Memory, where he describes the "high nasal notes of middle-class American speech." This is part of a complete episode.
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