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It is a fruit native to China and is its national fruit but in 1959 in a piece of marketing genius New Zealand exporters renamed it to make the world think it was theirs. Read the fascinating story of how kiwi fruit conquered the world, an agricultural success story of the second half of the 20th century, by clicking on the link below.
Why are Britain and America two nations divided by a common language? Why did American English diverge from British and what has Noah Webster to do with it? And how should you really pronounce lieutenant?
The answers to these intriguing questions are to be found in my latest article to feature on Country Life magazine#s social media platform.
To read the article in full, follow the link below:
Martin Fone 