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Sounding American, 1986
An expert opinion on why Americans can't sound English - and the English can't sound American. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 65...
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Sounding American, 1986 is an episode from Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Alistair Cooke's Letter from America Rediscovered by BBC. An expert opinion on why Americans can't sound English - and the English can't sound American. This...
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This episode belongs to Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Alistair Cooke's Letter from America Rediscovered.
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Published Jun 27, 1986, 14:17 long, audio available.
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