Fan Favorites: How to Speak Bad English

Published: May 10, 2023, 10 p.m.

b'Gregory talks "inside baseball" of American English. And we revisit an episode that sparked a lot of conversation among listeners in 2021\\u2013about the global pursuit of "good English" and what it takes to change the multi-billion dollar industry built around it.

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Read more at NPR\'s global health and development blog, Goats and Soda.

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