Do You Speak American?
Series2005Limited seriesEnded
Documentary
Not rated
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Details
- Creator
- William Cran
- Language
- English
- Episodes
- 3
- Episode length
- —
Community score
7.84 votes on TMDB
Confidence
Rating weighted by how many people voted
6.4
The story
Why is the English spoken by Maine lobstermen so different from thatscene from the broadcast spoken by cowboys in Texas? Does Spanish pose a threat to English as the dominant language in America? And what on earth do yins, wickety wack, ayuh, catty whompus, and stomping it clean mean? Robert MacNeil travels cross-country to answer these questions and examine the dynamic state of American English – a language rich with regional variety, strong global impact and cultural controversy.
