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World Service,10 Nov 1999,13 mins

Creeping Americanisms

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Americanisms cause annoyance to a listener at sea, Alistair Cooke is accused of seeming resentful on Thanksgiving, while an expression used on Australian Talkback - "having the ambiance of a scorched wombat" - prompts enormous confusion. Presented by Patrick Condren.

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