American Language by H. L. Mencken

49 episodes

Preface

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Jan 2, 20268 min

Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 1The Diverging Streams

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Jan 1, 20269 min

Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 2 The Academic Attitude

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Dec 31, 202519 min

Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 3 The View of Writing Men

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Dec 30, 202516 min

Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 4 Foreign Observers

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Dec 29, 20254 min

Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 5 The Characters of American

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Dec 28, 202522 min

Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 6 The Materials of American

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Dec 27, 202515 min

Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 1 In Colonial Days

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Dec 26, 202511 min

Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 2 Sources of Early Americanisms

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Dec 25, 202511 min

Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 3 New Words of English Material

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Dec 24, 202517 min

Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 4 Changed Meanings

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Dec 23, 20257 min

Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 5 Archaic English Words

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Dec 22, 20257 min

Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 6 Colonial Pronunciation

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Dec 21, 202511 min

Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 1 The New Nation

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Dec 20, 202521 min

Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 2 The Language in the Making

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Dec 19, 20259 min

Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 3 The Expanding Vocabulary

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Dec 18, 202534 min

Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 4 Loan-Words

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Dec 17, 202529 min

Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 5 Pronunciation

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Dec 16, 20256 min

Ch4 American and English Today Pt 1 The Two Vocabularies

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Dec 15, 202518 min

Ch4 American and English Today Pt 2 Differences in Usage

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Dec 14, 202540 min

Ch4 American and English Today Pt 3 Honorifics

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Dec 13, 202516 min

Ch4 American and English Today Pt 4 Euphemisms and Forbidden Words

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Dec 12, 202520 min

Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 1 International Exchanges

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Dec 11, 202520 min

Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 2 Points of Difference

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Dec 10, 202513 min

Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 3 Lost Distinctions

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Dec 9, 202519 min

Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 4 Foreign Influences Today

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Dec 8, 202524 min

Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 5 Processes of Word Formation

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Dec 7, 202522 min

Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 6 Pronunciation

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Dec 6, 202528 min

Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 1 Grammarians and Their Ways

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Dec 5, 202521 min

Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 2 Spoken American As It Is

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Dec 4, 202521 min

Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 3 The Verb

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Dec 3, 202556 min

Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 4 The Pronoun

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Dec 2, 202536 min

Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 5 The Adverb

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Dec 1, 202510 min

Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 6 The Noun and Adjective

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Nov 30, 20256 min

Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 7 The Double Negative

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Nov 29, 20258 min

Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 8 Pronunciation

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Nov 28, 202521 min

Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 1 Typical Forms

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Nov 27, 202521 min

Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 2 General Tendencies

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Nov 26, 20258 min

Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 3 The Influence of Webster

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Nov 25, 202528 min

Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 4 Exchanges

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Nov 24, 202521 min

Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 5 Simplified spelling

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Nov 23, 202511 min

Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 6 Minor Differences

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Nov 22, 202510 min

Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 1 Surnames

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Nov 21, 202549 min

Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 2 Given Names

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Nov 20, 202510 min

Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 3 Geographical Names

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Nov 19, 202541 min

Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 4 Street Names

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Nov 18, 20256 min

Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 1 Proverb and Platitude

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Nov 17, 20257 min

Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 2 American Slang

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Nov 16, 202523 min

Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 3 The Future of the Language

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Nov 15, 202524 min