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Informal English

- Puncture Ladies, Egg Harbors, Mississippi Marbles, and Other Curious Words and Phrases of North America

About Informal English

A wide-reaching treasury of some 2500 English-language colloquialisms from the past and present is culled from dictionaries, etymological treatises, historical writings, and other sources, in a volume that features such entries as "bone-orchard" and "chawswizzled."

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780743254939
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 256
  • Published:
  • April 11, 2005
  • Dimensions:
  • 140x214x18 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 273 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 7, 2024

Description of Informal English

A wide-reaching treasury of some 2500 English-language colloquialisms from the past and present is culled from dictionaries, etymological treatises, historical writings, and other sources, in a volume that features such entries as "bone-orchard" and "chawswizzled."

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