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OMG! Exporting American Slang to China

Clip: 2/10/2012 | 2m 15s

OMG! Exporting American Slang to China

Meet Jessica Beinecke, the writer, host and producer of "OMG! Meiyu," or "Oh My Gosh! American English." Each weekday the 25-year-old Voice of America employee posts two-to-three-minute videos explaining the hippest American English and culture to a Chinese audience; her many Chinese fans, in turn, tell her what they'd like to learn next.

02/10/2012

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