Author: Jeffrey Kacirk
Edition:
Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B000FCK4YA
Edition:
Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B000FCK4YA
Informal English: Puncture Ladies, Egg Harbors, Mississippi Marbles, and Other Curious Words and Phrases of North America
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. Download Informal English: Puncture Ladies, Egg Harbors, Mississippi Marbles, and Other Curious Words and Phrases of North America from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. 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 danc Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.
Informal English Free
Informal English education books for free. "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 danc
Related education books
The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten
ENTER A GALLERY OF WIT AND WHIMSY As the largest and most dynamic collection of words ever assembled, the English language continues to expand. But as hundreds of new words are added annually, older ones are sacrificed. Now from the author of For
Words Gone Wild
Chock-full of jokes and entertaining twists of the tongue, this lighthearted but scholarly guide to humorous language is a surefire hit with word lovers. The examples are entertainingly bawdy, with a delightful narrative voice in word sleuth and auth
No comments:
Post a Comment