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Mid-Atlantic states

A term often applied to New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland.

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The United States Of Diversity: Louisiana CreoleHere, we explore the minority languages of this country and the people who use them. To linguists, no dialect is better than another.
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The United States Of Diversity: Bordersby Taneesh Khera In April, 2018 I traveled to India for a college friend’s wedding. When I came back, I read part of this essay to two friends, and we began to discuss borders and what they’ve become today. That conversation was inspiration for this episode, so grab a cushion and get comfortable for the United States of Diversity: Borders.
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