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Made In America An Informal History Of the English Language in the United States
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ISBN10:
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I was hooked on page x! This book is anecdotal and conversational and full of the kind of tidbits one can drop at parties later. It's an overview of American English phrases and their history, dropping a lot of plain historical facts as it goes. I highly recommend it!
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ISBN:
9780688103125
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
02/01/1995
Publisher:
WILLIAM MORROW & COMPANY INC
Pages:
xii, 417 p.
Series Volume:
no. 94-5
UPC Code:
2800688103127
Author:
Bill Bryson
Subject:
English language
Subject:
Americanisms -- History.
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Americanisms
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