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English Language
English Language
Stephen Fry explores the highways and byways of the English language in these four programmes, as heard on BBC Radio 4.
- 'The Trial of Qwerty' - The 'Qwerty' keyboard faces charges of conspiracy to obstruct the English language. But who was Mr Qwerty?
- 'He Said, She Said' - Do men and women really say what they mean? Also Stephen investigates sex, domination, gender, power, and sex changes (as only he can).
- 'Accentuate the Negative' - We discover that 'no' can mean 'yes'. And why you should never mess with Mr In Between…
- 'Future Conditional' - Stephen looks to the future with some predictions. Will robots be able to read novels? How much will our computers be able to understand us? Will English rule - or change? And then there's a question about a duck…