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The History of North America podcast is a sweeping historical saga of the United States, Canada and Mexico,

from their deep origins to our present epoch. Join me, Mark Vinet, on this exciting, fascinating, epic journey through time,

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History isn't just a bunch of names and dates and facts.

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Every major language has a standard form and multiple dialects.

In Britain, this could be the so-called Queen's English with the received pronunciation accent,

and then the dialects could be Cornish or Skis and many others.

In the United States, standard English has taught in schools and the accent is what you would hear on major broadcasters.

And then Turkey, for example, the standard usage of the language is determined by the Turkish language foundation,

where you can find dialects in the Black Sea, in the Southeast, and all over the country.

What's the difference between a standard version of a language and dialects?

Dialects have different accents, but unless they're a so-called devolved version like a pigeon,

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