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- Author: Jeffrey Kacirk
- Publisher: Touchstone Books
- ISBN-10: 0743254937
- ISBN-13: 9780743254939
- Format: 14 x 21.4 x 1.5 cm, softcover
- Language: English
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Gleaned from antiquated dictionaries, dialect glossaries, studies of folklore, nautical lexicons, historical writings, letters, novels, and miscellaneous sources, Informal English offers a captivating treasure trove of linguistic oddities that will not only entertain but also shed light on America's colloquial past. Among the gems are:
- Surface-coal: cow dung, widely used for fuel in Texas
- Bone-orchard: in the Southwest slang for a cemetery
- Chawswizzled: "confounded" in Nebraskan idiom. "I'll be chawswizzled!"
- Leather-ears: to Cape Cod inhabitants, a person of slow comprehension
- Puncture lady: a southwestern expression for a woman who prefers to sit on the sidelines at a dance and gossip rather than dance, often puncturing someone's reputation
Whether the entries are unexpected twists on familiar-sounding expressions or based on curious old customs, this wide-ranging assortment of vernacular Americanisms will amaze and amuse even the most hard-boiled curmudgeon.
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- Author: Jeffrey Kacirk
- Publisher: Touchstone Books
- ISBN-10: 0743254937
- ISBN-13: 9780743254939
- Format: 14 x 21.4 x 1.5 cm, softcover
- Language: English English
Gleaned from antiquated dictionaries, dialect glossaries, studies of folklore, nautical lexicons, historical writings, letters, novels, and miscellaneous sources, Informal English offers a captivating treasure trove of linguistic oddities that will not only entertain but also shed light on America's colloquial past. Among the gems are:
- Surface-coal: cow dung, widely used for fuel in Texas
- Bone-orchard: in the Southwest slang for a cemetery
- Chawswizzled: "confounded" in Nebraskan idiom. "I'll be chawswizzled!"
- Leather-ears: to Cape Cod inhabitants, a person of slow comprehension
- Puncture lady: a southwestern expression for a woman who prefers to sit on the sidelines at a dance and gossip rather than dance, often puncturing someone's reputation
Whether the entries are unexpected twists on familiar-sounding expressions or based on curious old customs, this wide-ranging assortment of vernacular Americanisms will amaze and amuse even the most hard-boiled curmudgeon.
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