The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone

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Where did the phrase ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ come from? And when did scientists finally get round to naming sexual body parts? Voiced by Clive Anderson, this entertaining romp through 'The History of English' squeezes 1600 years of history into 10 one-minute bites, uncovering the sources of English words and phrases from Shakespeare and the King James Bible to America and the Internet. Bursting with fascinating facts, the series looks at how English grew from a small tongue into a major global language before reflecting on the future of English in the 21st century.

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American English

The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone

06/22/11 • 1 min

Learn about American-English and how some American words were actually English to start with.

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Transcript -- Internet English

The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone

06/22/11 • 0 min

Transcript -- Exploring the expansion of internet language, with abbreviations like lol and btw.

Transcript -- Shakespeare

The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone

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Transcript -- This video tells us that Shakespeare invented over 2000 new words and phrases like eyeball, anchovy and puppy.

Transcript -- Shakespeare

The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone

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Transcript -- This video tells us that Shakespeare invented over 2000 new words and phrases like eyeball, anchovy and puppy.

Transcript -- The English of Science

The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone

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Transcript -- In the 17th Century, new science words were being created like acid, ovary and tonsil.

Transcript -- Global English

The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone

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Transcript -- The future of English and the many hybrids that have been created. Should we still call it English?

Transcript -- The King James Bible

The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone

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Transcript -- Illustrating that in 1611, the new King James Bible was created and gave us many famous phrases.

Transcript -- English and Empire

The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone

06/22/11 • -1 min

Transcript -- Exploring how the British Empire spread across the world bringing back many new words and phrases.

The Age of the Dictionary

The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone

06/22/11 • 1 min

A look at how lexicographers started creating the Dictionary of the English Language to ensure that everyone spelt words correctly and knew their correct definition.

Transcript -- The Norman Conquest

The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone

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Transcript -- In 1066, William the Conqueror invaded Britain and bought with him fancy French words to add to the English language.

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The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone currently has 30 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Language Learning, Courses, Podcasts, France, Education, War and French.

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The episode title 'American English' is the most popular.

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The first episode of The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone was released on Jun 22, 2011.

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