McQuain, Jeff,  1955- <br/><br/>
Never enough words :  how Americans invented expressions as ingenious, ornery, and colorful as themselves / 
Jeffrey McQuain. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Random House,  1999. 
 - xxv, 278 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-267) and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0679458042 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99012356 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Terms and phrases.--United States<br/>English language--Etymology.--United States<br/>Figures of speech.<br/>Americanisms.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE2839  / .M38 1999 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>427/.973