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Cargando... I Hear America Talking: An Illustrated Treasury of American Words and Phrasespor Stuart Berg Flexner
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Here are thousands of words, phrases, and names that Americans have fought over, cried over, laughed over---words that reveal America from colonial times to the present, words that made the American language uniquely American because they represent ideas, events, attitudes, places and things that are intrinsically ours. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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![]() GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)427.973Language English Historical and geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of English Geographic variations North America United StatesClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:![]()
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Each entry varies in length, from very short to short, with occasional longer entries, such as under “The Blacks. ” Examples of word entries include such terms as abolition, hamburgers, OK, and Yankee. Among the phrases he selects you will find “Alibi Ike,” “confidence man,” “goin’ courtin’,” “The Great Depression,” “Lickety Split,” and “The Real McCoy.”
For each entry, Flexner provides a history of the derivation and usage, as well as related terms. (Thus, under “Dashing Men,” Flexner also discusses dude, guy, playboy, smooth apple, Mr. Right, and so on.)
Certainly for those without the time or resources to consult DARE, this is a way to get a taste of how language reflects the American story. It’s a fun way to learn history, and to pick up lots of entertaining trivia. (