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No, this is not about the movies or Hollywood. Roger has invited a guest from the US for this episode to talk about a question that has been much debated in Germany lately. The two are going to discuss what the United States are doing to ensure women’s rights and equality when it comes to getting a job. Americans take “affirmative action”. Listen now to understand what that exactly means … What is Affirmative Action? The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy explains the concept briefly and gives a lot of background information. The American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA) This organisation has been founded to promote the concept which is not only applied to women of course, but also used to protect minority rights.

No, we are not in the studio celebrating and drinking. Cheers is one of those words that have an entirely different meaning depending on which side of the Atlantic you are on. Or at least they used to have a different meaning… We are back with some more British vocabulary that is “infiltrating” American English these days. And cheers can be much more than just a toast! Britishisms A blog on \"infiltrating\" British words. Britishisms and the Britishisation of American English Read a BBC News article about the topic of British English influencing the American variant.

Could James Bond be played by an American actor? Are there any red-haired Brits? Pecularities of the American and British variety of English are not as hard and fast as one generally assumes. In this episode we start reflecting on how American and British English are influencing one another – in the media and otherwise. How to speak American with the Harry Potter cast This also works the other way around. Watch how Daniel Radcliffe and his wizard friends try themselves at \"speaking American\".