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Zombie English

Oct 29, 2019
34:52
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
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2
Debt, Debtus, Doubt - A Funny Etymology
04:43 • 5min
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3
What Is an Emolument Clause?
10:05 • 2min
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4
What Is a Word Like a Ruth?
12:27 • 6min
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5
To Morrow, Go, I to the Movies
18:36 • 4min
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6
Zombi, Conjugation, Verb Marking
22:35 • 3min
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7
I Rise Again, Prayat Them
25:57 • 3min
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8
What's the Fate of the Word University in English With Yosemite?
28:45 • 4min
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Long-dead elements of the language still haunt our everyday speech.

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