Episode 36

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27th Nov 2019

4 features of language that aren't Americanisms

Denise and Louise chat about 4 features of written language that are often thought to be Americanisms but aren’t. 

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  • -iz- spellings
  • serial commas
  • em dashes
  • which/that in restrictive relative clauses

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‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.

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