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The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPad/Mac/PC by Clint Trofa

Jun 22, 201100:01:09Education

Learn about American-English and how some American words were actually English to start with.

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American English is an episode from The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPad/Mac/PC by Clint Trofa. Learn about American-English and how some American words were actually English to start with. The episode was published on Jun 22, 2...

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