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Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: A Decade-by-Decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the 20th Century
Rosemarie Ostler
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| #4871369 in Books | 2003-11-20 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 6.10 x.90 x9.40l, | File type: PDF | 256 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent resource for writers|By Michelle Fabio, Bleeding Espresso|I got this book as a writing reference, and it hasn't disappointed. I really enjoyed reading it through the first time (so much great history!), and now it remains a handy resource. A must for any fiction writer.|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Really Good||From Publishers Weekly|According to linguist and librarian Ostler, "thousands of slang words and expressions entered American English between 1900 and 1999." Among these, some expressions-like "groovy," "straight skinny" and "Okie"-grew dated and fell out of use
Ever encountered a blatherskite? How about a darb? When was the last time you got the straight skinny at a rap session or told someone to keep on truckin'? How many once-popular American words aren't you using these days? Quite a few, if you're like most people. Thousands of words and expressions entered American English between 1900 and 1999. Every era from the "Roaring Twenties" to the "Me Decade" brought its own fads an...
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