Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States |
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... writers . In these several works the drolleries and quaint sayings of the West are admirably incorporated into tales of the settlers , their manners and customs , vivid descriptions of West- ern scenery , political and dramatic scenes ...
... writers . In these several works the drolleries and quaint sayings of the West are admirably incorporated into tales of the settlers , their manners and customs , vivid descriptions of West- ern scenery , political and dramatic scenes ...
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... writer . In dramatic composition the colloquial language predominates . In Shakespeare we find every variety of diction of which the English language is susceptible , from the loftiest flights of the statesman and philosopher to the ...
... writer . In dramatic composition the colloquial language predominates . In Shakespeare we find every variety of diction of which the English language is susceptible , from the loftiest flights of the statesman and philosopher to the ...
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... writers on the sub- ject that any are of recent origin . " In early times , " says Dr. Bosworth , " there was clearly a considerable dialectic variety in the writings of men residing in different provinces . The differences observable ...
... writers on the sub- ject that any are of recent origin . " In early times , " says Dr. Bosworth , " there was clearly a considerable dialectic variety in the writings of men residing in different provinces . The differences observable ...
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... writers . A still later publication of the same description , and which has constantly been con- sulted with advantage in preparing the second edition of the present work , is the " Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English ...
... writers . A still later publication of the same description , and which has constantly been con- sulted with advantage in preparing the second edition of the present work , is the " Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English ...
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... writers have made , and are constantly making large additions to our stock of words and phrases . Alex . Hamilton's writings abound in newly coined expressions ; many of which have been adopted by Dr. Web- ster , and have a place in his ...
... writers have made , and are constantly making large additions to our stock of words and phrases . Alex . Hamilton's writings abound in newly coined expressions ; many of which have been adopted by Dr. Web- ster , and have a place in his ...
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Abenaki ain't Allspice American Balt banks boys called colloquial common corruption Democratic denote dialects dictionaries dollars Dow's Sermons Dutch Eastford English English language expression fish give grass ground heard horse Human Nature Indian corn Jones's Courtship Kentucky land language Letter Loco-foco maize Margaret means Menhaden Mexico Mississippi Mountains N. Y. Spirit N. Y. Tribune negro never North Northern one's origin party peculiar person phrase Pickering plant political popular name prairies Pron pronunciation Providence Journal provincial in England Rhode Island river Sam Slick says sense Slick in England sometimes South South Carolina Southern Sketches Spanish real species Squatter tell term applied Texas thing town tree United Virginia vulgar Washington Webster West West Indies Western Whig Widow Bedott Papers wood Worcester word writers Yankee York York Tribune