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How to sound like you're from here, no matter where you are in America

Simultaneously full of witty asides and linguistic erudition, Wicked Good Words is one of those rare books that you will read too fast and will find yourself wishing you could read for the first time all over again.
-Ammon Shea, author of Reading the OED

As someone who grew up in the land of wicked pissa Sox games, what a delight it was to read about alligator pears, sundogs, piggling, sad cakes, doodinkus, jacklegs, and so many other American regionalisms.
-David Wolman, author of Righting the Mother Tongue

Wicked Good Words is a collection of words and phrases from places across the United States. Organized by region and peppered with engaging sidebars, it's a uniquely American road trip. You'll discover:

*In Ohio, that titillating talk about a four-way is all about a type of chili.
*When you rush the growler

Wicked Good Words From Johnycakes to Jug Handles a Roundup of Americas Regionalisms By Mim Harrison August 2011

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      Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/08/2011
      ISBN13: 9780399536762, 978-0399536762
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      Book Synopsis
      How to sound like you're from here, no matter where you are in America

      Simultaneously full of witty asides and linguistic erudition, Wicked Good Words is one of those rare books that you will read too fast and will find yourself wishing you could read for the first time all over again.
      -Ammon Shea, author of Reading the OED

      As someone who grew up in the land of wicked pissa Sox games, what a delight it was to read about alligator pears, sundogs, piggling, sad cakes, doodinkus, jacklegs, and so many other American regionalisms.
      -David Wolman, author of Righting the Mother Tongue

      Wicked Good Words is a collection of words and phrases from places across the United States. Organized by region and peppered with engaging sidebars, it's a uniquely American road trip. You'll discover:

      *In Ohio, that titillating talk about a four-way is all about a type of chili.
      *When you rush the growler

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