Did Shakespearean English really sound American? @WordsUnravelled
Did Shakespearean English really sound American? @WordsUnravelled
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Valerie Fridland, author of Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents, dispelled some oft-repeated myths about historic American and British accents on the latest episode of Words Unravelled with Rob Watts and Jess Zafarris.
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Did Shakespearean English really sound American?

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