Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States |
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... language of the frontier , and carefully recorded the words and phrases I met with for future use . This experience enabled me to collect the singular words occurring in prairie and frontier life as well as those com- mon to Texas , New ...
... language of the frontier , and carefully recorded the words and phrases I met with for future use . This experience enabled me to collect the singular words occurring in prairie and frontier life as well as those com- mon to Texas , New ...
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... language , seem as worthy of being noted and explained as others . For valuable contributions to this class of words I am indebted to Dr. EDWARD FOREMAN , of Washington ; while Mr. ALEX . J. COTHEAL , a merchant of New York , and well ...
... language , seem as worthy of being noted and explained as others . For valuable contributions to this class of words I am indebted to Dr. EDWARD FOREMAN , of Washington ; while Mr. ALEX . J. COTHEAL , a merchant of New York , and well ...
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... language as spoken in America , i . e . an Americanism ; but as it is often impossible to know with exactness to what extent a word is used in ยท England , it is likely that many of these should properly have been omitted . Many words ...
... language as spoken in America , i . e . an Americanism ; but as it is often impossible to know with exactness to what extent a word is used in ยท England , it is likely that many of these should properly have been omitted . Many words ...
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... language of the northern counties of England , a most striking resemblance appeared not only in the words commonly regarded as peculiar to New England , but in the dialectical pronunciation of certain words , and in the general tone and ...
... language of the northern counties of England , a most striking resemblance appeared not only in the words commonly regarded as peculiar to New England , but in the dialectical pronunciation of certain words , and in the general tone and ...
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... language which the ignorant and uneducated adopt . Nor would I acknow- ledge the abuse of many of our most useful words . For these perversions I make no other defence or apology but that they occur in all countries and in every language ...
... language which the ignorant and uneducated adopt . Nor would I acknow- ledge the abuse of many of our most useful words . For these perversions I make no other defence or apology but that they occur in all countries and in every language ...
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