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The History of English - American English

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A humorous look at American English from a British point of view.

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Sigrid explains - Humpty Dumpty

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Nursery rhymes are for children. The rhyme about Humpty Dumpty, however, is so famous that it's been used in literary and cinematic contexts as well.

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Caption 6 [en]: that most English speakers learn as kids.
Caption 6 [en]: that most English speakers learn as kids.

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Words of the World - California

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United Kingdom

Though most might be unaware, the US state of California was named after a place that doesn't exist outside of literature, similar to Narnia. "California" comes from a novel written in the Spanish Golden Age.

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Caption 56 [en]: which we are fam'... familiar with in, uh, English.
Caption 56 [en]: which we are fam'... familiar with in, uh, English.

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