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David K. Barnhart, Allan A. Metcalf




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 | #1879360 in Books |  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |  1999-09-13 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.50 x.81 x5.50l,.83 | File type: PDF | 320 pages

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||9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.| An Interesting Perspective On US History|By A Customer|This book gives the historical background of over three hundred words that are in some way uniquely American-born. Boring, you say? Never! The entries are arranged chronologically and include some words that you might suspect (underground railroad, motel) and quite a few that may surprise you (hello, bathtub, bug). Each|.com |Did you know that the word "juke" (as in "jukebox") comes from the West African language Wolof and means "to make mischief"? Or that the slang expression "bogus" reaches as far back as 1797, when it signified a counterfeit coin? Like the country from whic

This book presents a unique historical view of American English. It chronicles year by year the contributions Americans have made to the vocabulary of English and the words Americans have embraced through the evolution of the nation. For important years from the settlement of Jamestown until 1750, and for every year from 1750 through 1998, a prominent word is analyzed and discussed in its historical context. The result is a fascinating survey of American linguistic ...

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