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49 of 49 (100%) sections assigned

49 of 49 (100%) sections completed

This project has a dedicated proof-listener who will listen to all sections: barbara2

SectionTitleReaderNotesListen UrlStatus
0 Preface  DrPGould PL OK
1 Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 1The Diverging Streams  2peltons PL OK
2 Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 2 The Academic Attitude  tommack PL OK
3 Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 3 The View of Writing Men  beeber PL OK
4 Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 4 Foreign Observers  beeber PL OK
5 Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 5 The Characters of American  mightyfelix PL OK
6 Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 6 The Materials of American  mightyfelix PL OK
7 Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 1 In Colonial Days  unclejoe PL OK
8 Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 2 Sources of Early Americanisms  mightyfelix PL OK
9 Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 3 New Words of English Material  ToddHW PL OK
10 Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 4 Changed Meanings  ToddHW PL OK
11 Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 5 Archaic English Words  ToddHW PL OK
12 Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 6 Colonial Pronunciation  realisticspeakers PL OK
13 Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 1 The New Nation  DrPGould PL OK
14 Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 2 The Language in the Making  DrPGould PL OK
15 Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 3 The Expanding Vocabulary  wildlindajohnson PL OK
16 Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 4 Loan-Words  wildlindajohnson PL OK
17 Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 5 Pronunciation  wildlindajohnson PL OK
18 Ch4 American and English Today Pt 1 The Two Vocabularies  DrPGould PL OK
19 Ch4 American and English Today Pt 2 Differences in Usage  tommack PL OK
20 Ch4 American and English Today Pt 3 Honorifics  tommack PL OK
21 Ch4 American and English Today Pt 4 Euphemisms and Forbidden Words  thesilentmantis PL OK
22 Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 1 International Exchanges  beeber PL OK
23 Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 2 Points of Difference  beeber PL OK
24 Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 3 Lost Distinctions  beeber PL OK
25 Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 4 Foreign Influences Today  DrPGould PL OK
26 Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 5 Processes of Word Formation  realisticspeakers PL OK
27 Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 6 Pronunciation  wildlindajohnson PL OK
28 Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 1 Grammarians and Their Ways  realisticspeakers PL OK
29 Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 2 Spoken American As It Is  beeber PL OK
30 Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 3 The Verb  DrPGould PL OK
31 Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 4 The Pronoun  DrPGould PL OK
32 Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 5 The Adverb  beeber PL OK
33 Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 6 The Noun and Adjective  beeber PL OK
34 Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 7 The Double Negative  mightyfelix PL OK
35 Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 8 Pronunciation  wildlindajohnson PL OK
36 Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 1 Typical Forms  DrPGould PL OK
37 Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 2 General Tendencies  wildlindajohnson PL OK
38 Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 3 The Influence of Webster  realisticspeakers PL OK
39 Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 4 Exchanges  wildlindajohnson PL OK
40 Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 5 Simplified spelling  wildlindajohnson PL OK
41 Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 6 Minor Differences  wildlindajohnson PL OK
42 Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 1 Surnames  wildlindajohnson PL OK
43 Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 2 Given Names  wildlindajohnson PL OK
44 Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 3 Geographical Names  realisticspeakers PL OK
45 Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 4 Street Names  wildlindajohnson PL OK
46 Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 1 Proverb and Platitude  silverquill PL OK
47 Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 2 American Slang  beeber PL OK
48 Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 3 The Future of the Language  realisticspeakers PL OK