E12: The Beatles' English

A close look at some of the peculiarities of the English that The Beatles speak

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E11: Savoy Truffle

Learning about language from a George Harrison song? Sweet!

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Well, you know … some loaded language in this Lennon number

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Interjections and initialisms, courtesy of a parody song from Paul

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Language lessons from the All-American Bullet-Headed Saxon Mother’s Son

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A family drama in song affords insights into language and grammar.

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A circus poster (with some interesting language) inspires John Lennon.

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There are enough of these Americanisms about! Can’t it be “Yes, Yes, Yes”?

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What can The Beatles’ first single teach us about the English language?