The Adventure of English Season 1 Episode 6 2003

The Adventure of English Synopsis: In eighteenth century Britain, the first English dictionary was produced. A cohort of grammarians imposed new rules on the language. English continued to change and develop and the way people talked and the words they used became a badge of class and breeding and social death could result from dropping an ‘h’ or using an inappropriate word.

  • Released: 2003-11-20
  • Runtime: 65 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Stars: Melvyn Bragg
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  • Source: CWR CRB

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