How Is English Going to Change in the future?
How's English going to change in the future? Michael Rosen looks ahead, with the help of linguists Bas Aarts and Laura Wright, and biologist Mark Pagel. It's not looking good for "shall" and "must"...
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- Tue 6 Jan 2015 16:00BBC Radio 4
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