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World Service,02 Jul 2016,26 mins

Stars and Stripes

Boston Calling

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An anthropologist explains why Americans “stick to their guns†when it comes to the expressions and idioms they favour. And a South African actress struggles to learn how to speak with an American accent. Plus, we learn where the hot dog got its name from, get a taste of Peking duck pizza at China’s first Disney theme park, and witness what may have been the world’s largest square dance. Finally, we end with the story of how a British patriotic song became wildly popular in the US. Image: American Revolutionary war re-enactor (and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ producer) Chris Woolf, musket in hand. Credit: John Buckingham

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