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008 990112s1999 nyu b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aPE2839$b.M38 1999
082 00 $a427/.973$221
049 $aXIMM
100 1 $aMcQuain, Jeff,$d1955-
245 10 $aNever enough words :$bhow Americans invented expressions as ingenious, ornery, and colorful as themselves /$cJeffrey McQuain.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$c1999.
300 $axxv, 278 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 264-267) and index.
505 00 $tPersonally speaking: the American spirit --$tIntellectually speaking: the American mind --$tEmotionally speaking: the American heart.
650 0 $aEnglish language$zUnited States$xTerms and phrases.
650 0 $aEnglish language$zUnited States$xEtymology.
650 0 $aFigures of speech.
650 0 $aAmericanisms.
994 $aE0$bXIM