20: Speaking Canadian and Australian English in a British-American binary
b"Australian and Canadian English don\\u2019t sound much alike, but they have one big similarity: they\\u2019re both national varieties that tend to get overshadowed by their more famous siblings. \\n\\nIn this episode of Lingthusiasm, your hosts Lauren Gawne and Gretchen McCulloch use Lynne Murphy\\u2019s new book The Prodigal Tongue as a guide to the sometimes prickly relationship between the globally dominant British and American varieties of English, give a mini history of English in our own countries, and discuss our national quests to find space between and around US and UK nationlects. \\n\\nOn the way, we ask the big, country-dividing questions like, is soup more likely to be brothy or pur\\xe9ed? Does \\u201cplease\\u201d make a request ruder or more polite? What\\u2019s a prototypical bacon? Where on your face is a frown?\\n\\nThis month\\u2019s bonus episode on Patreon is about what you should know if you\\u2019re considering linguistics grad school: whether to apply, tips on applying and choosing a school, and some of the differences between the North American and UK/Australian systems.\\n\\nWe also announced that our Patron goal bonus art will by done by Lucy, who is not only a great artist but also an English language teacher with a Masters in Applied Linguistics. Go to patreon.com/lingthusiasm to listen to the bonus episodes and see behind-the-scenes updates about the art. \\n\\nTo see this episode's shownotes, go to https://lingthusiasm.com/post/173999864106/lingthusiasm-episode-20-speaking-canadian-and"