35: Americanisms




Talk the Talk show

Summary: Are you plagued by Americanisms? Some people get irritated by words or phrases invented or popularised by speakers of American English. But many of the Americanisms that are twisting people's knickers (or panties) aren't American. What's behind this cross-continental scuffle? UWA linguist Daniel Midgley bridges the gap on this week's Talk the Talk.