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Tag Archives: "Stiff Upper Lips: Why Can't the British Be More Like Us?" Patricia T. O'Conner Stewart Kellerman "The New York Times"

DIALECTS, EVEN ACROSS A CLEVELAND STREET

WIKIPEDIA HELPED IN THE RECENT Berkeley item by noting that this British car name is pronounced/ˈbɑːrkliː/, “Barkly.” A link to “Help: IPA/English” got me thinking about George Bernard Shaw’s saying … Continue reading

January 13, 2023 · 4 Comments