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America in So Many Words
1998-01-18T19:59:51-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMDdjXC8wOTU3ODItbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Allan Metcalf talked about his book, America in So Many Words: Words That Have Shaped America, published by Houghton Mifflin. He described the history of language in the United States. His book chronicles yearly the contributions which have been made to the language. Mr. Metcalf also investigated which words have been embraced as the nation has evolved.
Allan Metcalf talked about his book, America in So Many Words: Words That Have Shaped America, published by Houghton Mifflin. He described t…
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Allan Metcalf talked about his book, America in So Many Words: Words That Have Shaped America, published by Houghton Mifflin. He described the history of language in the United States. His book chronicles yearly the contributions which have been made to the language. Mr. Metcalf also investigated which words have been embraced as the nation has evolved. close
Allan Metcalf talked about his book, America in So Many Words: Words That Have Shaped America, published by Houghton Mifflin. He described t… read more
Allan Metcalf talked about his book, America in So Many Words: Words That Have Shaped America, published by Houghton Mifflin. He described the history of language in the United States. His book chronicles yearly the contributions which have been made to the language. Mr. Metcalf also investigated which words have been embraced as the nation has evolved. close
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