[PDF.62xf] Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: A Decade-by-Decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the 20th Century

Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: A Decade-by-Decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the 20th Century

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 | #4892460 in Books |  2003-11-20 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.10 x.90 x9.40l, | File type: PDF | 256 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent resource for writers|By Michelle Fabio, Bleeding Espresso|I got this book as a writing reference, and it hasn't disappointed. I really enjoyed reading it through the first time (so much great history!), and now it remains a handy resource. A must for any fiction writer.|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Really Good||From Publishers Weekly|According to linguist and librarian Ostler, "thousands of slang words and expressions entered American English between 1900 and 1999." Among these, some expressions-like "groovy," "straight skinny" and "Okie"-grew dated and fell out of use

Ever encountered a blatherskite? How about a darb? When was the last time you got the straight skinny at a rap session or told someone to keep on truckin'? How many once-popular American words aren't you using these days? Quite a few, if you're like most people.
Thousands of words and expressions entered American English between 1900 and 1999. Every era from the "Roaring Twenties" to the "Me Decade" brought its own fads an...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: A Decade-by-Decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the 20th Century   |  Rosemarie Ostler. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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