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The Stories of English

January 29, 2005 Saturday 2PM CT ( listen)
After two, on Here On Earth, find out how English became the lingua franca of the world when Jean Feraca talks with renowned British linguist, Sir David Crystal, who says it's great that 95-percent of the English-speaking world doesn't speak standard English.

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  • David Crystal, author, "The Stories of English","Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language."

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