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Building a Better Vocabulary, Episode 15

Label
Building a Better Vocabulary, Episode 15
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Building a Better Vocabulary
Medium
electronic resource
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2015
Runtime
34
Summary
Study the fascinating stories behind words that describe how we speak - from the laconic Spartans to the pithy Jedi master to the loquacious ventriloquist. At the end, return to Greece for the story behind a word inspired by the Athenian orator Demosthenes and his opinions about King
Technique
live action

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