America's Secret Slang

Season 2

2014 · 8 episodes · 4h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. Straight from the Horse's Mouth

   31 May 2014 · 30 min

   How American English has been changed by animals, food, sports and death.

2. 

   2. Riding Shotgun

   7 Jun 2014 · 30 min

   Exploring words and phrases that are rooted in history.

3. 

   3. Lower the Boom

   14 Jun 2014 · 30 min

   How American English was influenced by the seas, the ancient world, big business and the news industry.

4. 

   4. Off the Cuff

   21 Jun 2014 · 30 min

   Ways American English has been shaped by clothes, crimes, punishments, insults and the Internet.

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   5. Cut to the Chase

   28 Jun 2014 · 30 min

   How entertainment influenced common words and phrases.

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   6. Bite the Bullet

   19 Jul 2014 · 30 min

   Words that originated in the military, police, aviation and baseball; a "last ditch effort"; freelance workers; pushing the envelope.

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   7. Go for Broke

   26 Jul 2014 · 30 min

   Exploring the ways the language has been shaped by Vikings, the Cold War, computers, music and gambling; the meanings behind the colors of the rainbow.

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   8. Hail to the Chief

   2 Aug 2014 · 30 min

   Presidents, sex and romance, and manners have influenced American English.