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_b.M38 1999
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100 1 _aMcQuain, Jeff,
_d1955-
245 1 0 _aNever enough words :
_bhow Americans invented expressions as ingenious, ornery, and colorful as themselves /
_cJeffrey McQuain.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bRandom House,
_c1999.
300 _axxv, 278 p. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 264-267) and index.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_zUnited States
_xTerms and phrases.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_zUnited States
_xEtymology.
650 0 _aFigures of speech.
_92531
650 0 _aAmericanisms.
_92017
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