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Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage

Summary

English has a more interesting history after the Anglo-Saxon period than was previously thought. See how the evidence is in grammatical constructions you use every day. For example, the reason you say I'm building a house rather than I build house traces to Celtic influences.

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