Informal English: Puncture Ladies, Egg Harbors, Mississippi Marbles, and Other Curious Words and Phrases of North America
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| Management number | 236873294 | Release Date | 2026/07/10 | List Price | $4.55 | Model Number | 236873294 | ||
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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. Read more
| ASIN | B000FCK4YA |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-0743271950 |
| Language | English |
| File size | 446 KB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Touchstone |
| Word Wise | Not Enabled |
| Print length | 256 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | April 25, 2005 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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