Do You Speak American?

  • Rank #
  • Premiered: Jan 2005
  • Episodes: 3
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • PBS
  • Unknown
  • Documentary

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Season 1
1x1
Up North
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 05, 2005
Robert MacNeil’s journey begins in Maine and winds around to Detroit after stops in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Ohio, and South Carolina.
1x2
Down South
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 05, 2005
Robert MacNeil heads into the Deep South for a look at Appalachian and “hillbilly”, shaped by the Scots-Irish English of early frontier settlers like Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett. North Carolina, Louisiana, and Texas.
1x3 Show finale
Out West
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 05, 2005
Now on the left coast, the series spotlights "Spanglish"; Ebonics; surfer- and skater-speak; a discussion about the impact of Hollywood on our language; and thoughtful questions about the potential societal impact of voice-activated computers.

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