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- Title: Informal English
- Author : Jeffrey Kacirk
- Release Date : January 25, 2005
- Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,Reference,Words & Language,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 767 KB
Description
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.