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Questions at Issue in Our English Speech

by Edwin W. Bowen

Chapters (8)

Questions at Issue in Our English Speech: ACKNOWLEDGMENT 0:00
OUR ENGLISH SPELLING OF YESTERDAY—WHY ANTIQUATED? 1:06
A QUESTION OF PREFERENCE IN ENGLISH SPELLING. 33:47
AUTHORITY IN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION. 52:13
VULGARISMS WITH A PEDIGREE. 1:22:27
BRITICISMS VERSUS AMERICANISMS. 1:51:39
WHAT IS SLANG? 2:27:28
STANDARD ENGLISH—HOW IT AROSE AND HOW IT IS MAINTAINED. 2:58:44

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Narrator: Arthur — English RP Narrator (en-GB)
Length: 3 hr 34 min
Language: English
Added: November 7, 2026
Source ebook: Project Gutenberg
License: Public domain

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