An edition of Never enough words (1999)

Never enough words

how Americans invented expressions as ingenious, ornery, and colorful as themselves

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An edition of Never enough words (1999)

Never enough words

how Americans invented expressions as ingenious, ornery, and colorful as themselves

1st ed.

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As Jeffrey McQuain illustrates in this history of the American language, there are Never Enough Words. Chronicling American English from its first deviations from the King's English to today's cyberlanguage, he delves into our linguistic history to show how a new American language was invented and re-invented over the centuries from colonial times to today. Along the way, he demonstrates for the first time how specific characteristic American traits are directly connected to the terms we have coined.

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Random House
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English
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278

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English language, Terms and phrases, Etymology, Americanisms, Figures of speech, English language -- United States -- Terms and phrases, New York Times reviewed, English language, united states, English language, terms and phrases, English language, etymology, English language, dialects, united states

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Cover of: Never enough words
Never enough words: how Americans invented expressions as ingenious, ornery, and colorful as themselves
1999, Random House
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-267) and index.

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427/.973
Library of Congress
PE2839 .M38 1999, PE2839.M38 1999

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xxv, 278 p. ;
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278

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0679458042
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99012356, 40675090
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341668
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2375988

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