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Never Enough Words: How Americans Invented Expressions As Ingenious, Ornery, and Colorful As Themselves
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Jeff McQuain
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Inc
Publication date
March 1, 1999
Pages
278
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679458043
ISBN-10
0679458042
Dimensions
1 by 6.75 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.20 lbs.
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$24.95
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Summary
Offers a whimsical study of the ways in which the unique attributes of the American character have shaped the American language, tracing the idiosyncratic evolution of American language through the distinctive words that make it up. 10,000 first printing.
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description: Jeffery McQuain explores the interconnections between the American character and history and the evolution of the American language. From the humorous -- the lawyer bird, named for its long bill -- to the sonorous -- whippoorwills and katydids, named for the sounds they make -- he demonstrates how our distinctive American traits have shaped and been echoed in our language, and, in so doing, demonstrates the fact that language is a living thing.
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1st edition from Random House Inc (March 1, 1999)
9780679458043 | details & prices | 278 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $24.95
About: A study of the ways in which the unique attributes of the American character have shaped the American language
About: A study of the ways in which the unique attributes of the American character have shaped the American language
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