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Just like the movies: An American’s notes on her Oxford year

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Netflix’s city of dreaming Americans: My Oxford Year, reviewed

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Lacking Latin: Ceremonial mistakes in My Oxford Year

My Oxford Year, a new Netflix rom-com, has received considerable attention. Yet as a...

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Film

Just like the movies: An American’s notes on her Oxford year

Netflix’s city of dreaming Americans: My Oxford Year, reviewed

Lacking Latin: Ceremonial mistakes in My Oxford Year

What can office workers learn from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty?

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