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278 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375719813
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Reference
Publication date: 30 March 1999
Description
From Native American terms to current coinages, the American vocabulary mirrors both the strengths and the weaknesses of our national character. McQuain demonstrates how our invention of words matches our distinctive American traits -- from tall-t...
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278 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375719813
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Reference
Publication date: 30 March 1999
Description
From Native American terms to current coinages, the American vocabulary mirrors both the strengths and the weaknesses of our national character. McQuain demonstrates how our invention of words matches our distinctive American traits -- from tall-t...
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