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Summary

ENTANGLED TONGUES:A Short History of the English Languageor The Influence of French on EnglishThe French point of view: “La langue anglaise n’existe pas. C’est du français mal prononcé.” (“The English language doesn’t exist. It is badly pronounced French.”) Georges Clemenceau, French Prime Minister, 1917-1920.The English point of view: “So now they have made our English tongue… a hodgepodge of all other speeches.” Edmund Spenser, English poet, 1552-1599

Duration: about 3 hours (03:15:21)
Publishing date: 2025-09-25; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —

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