[PDF.43pw] Let's Talk Turkey: The Stories Behind America's Favorite Expressions

Let's Talk Turkey: The Stories Behind America's Favorite Expressions

[PDF.ac66] Let's Talk Turkey: The Stories Behind America's Favorite Expressions

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 | #1001382 in Books |  Prometheus Books |  2008-06-05 |  2008-06-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.40 x.60 x5.40l,.76 | File type: PDF | 252 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Too wordy|By Greggles|I expected more. Many of the explanations were very wordy and by the end of the read I was confused. It didn't really tell me where the phrase originated and many of the terms have several "possible" origins. If the author really isn't sure where they're from then it should say that at the beginning of the explanation, that way it saves the reader all th| |"Expressions seem to come from nowhere. As Rosemarie Ostler delightfully shows us in Let's Talk Turkey, we can trace their trajectories even if we seldom can locate their launching pads. Talk Turkey now means to get down to brass tacks but

Ever wonder what going on the wagon has to do with drinking? Why does extreme behavior take the cake? And did Americans’ pocket change ever really include wooden nickels? Many of our most intriguing expressions grew out of once-familiar bits of American culture, the roots of which are now obscure. Respected linguist Rosemarie Ostler demystifies over 150 of these colorful homegrown figures of speech. She traces each saying from its first known appearance in print to...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.Let's Talk Turkey: The Stories Behind America's Favorite Expressions   |  Rosemarie Ostler. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.

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