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Episode 65 · Aug 2025Lynne Murphy – The American Linguist Who Has Decoded British English For 25 YearsAmerican linguist Lynne Murphy, author of The Prodigal Tongue, unpicks British versus American English: spelling myths, false friends, embarrassing gaffes and advice for expats.Transcript

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