Listening to America

Listening to America
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Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Total Pages : 596
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ISBN-10 : 0671248952
ISBN-13 : 9780671248956
Rating : 4/5 (956 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Listening to America by : Stuart Berg Flexner

Download or read book Listening to America written by Stuart Berg Flexner and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1982 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated survey of the origins, evolutions, and meanings of thousands of phrases, and expressions unique to American English adds up to an entertaining, reliable history of modern American idioms and speech.


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