Two thousand years ago a tiny village was founded on the marshy banks of the River Thames. Since then, this outpost of a crumbling Roman Empire has become an international city, a magnetic intersection between cultures and histories. London was once the capital for millions of colonized people around the globe, including-for nearly 200 years-a land that would eventually become the United States. For good or bad, our tongues move with words and ideas...
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