You Say Potato - Crystal Ben
You Say Potato - Crystal Ben An authoritative, entertaining book about our accents, and what they say about usSome people say scohn, while others say schown. You say potayto. He says bath, while she…
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You Say Potato - Crystal Ben
An authoritative, entertaining book about our accents, and what they say about usSome people say scohn, while others say schown. You say potayto. He says bath, while she says bahth.
No one's ever said potahto. I say potahto And wait a second, no one says potahto. Have they?
From reconstructing Shakespeare's accent to the rise and fall of Received Pronunciation, actor Ben Crystal and his linguist father David travel the world in search of the stories of spoken English. Everyone has an accent, though many of us think we don't. We all have our likes and dislikes about the way other people speak, and everyone has something to say about "correct" pronunciation.
But how did all these accents come about, and why do people feel so strongly about them? Are regional accents dying out as English becomes a global language? Witty, authoritative, and jam-packed full of fascinating facts, "You
You Say Potato - Crystal Ben
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I Say Boo, You say Hoo
You Say More Than You Think
You Say It First
How You Say It
What Do You Say, Dear?
Can You Say it Too?