Welcome to Not the Queen’s English! In this episode, we talk about linguistic pedantry - that is, the obsession some people have with being correct, rather than allowing for what sounds natural. We cover the linguistic minefield of asking to go to the toilet at primary school, the surprising problem of paninis, and our own guilty irritation at incorrect 'Shakespearean' English.

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