Informal English

Informal English
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780743271950
ISBN-13 : 0743271955
Rating : 4/5 (955 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Informal English by : Jeffrey Kacirk

Download or read book Informal English written by Jeffrey Kacirk and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-04-25 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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