Maine Lingo: A Wicked-Good Guide to Yankee Vernacular

John Gould's family first settled in Maine in 1618, so by the time he came along in...
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Author: John Gould
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Maine Lingo: A Wicked-Good Guide to Yankee Vernacular by Gould, John

Maine Lingo: A Wicked-Good Guide to Yankee Vernacular

€25,29

Maine Lingo: A Wicked-Good Guide to Yankee Vernacular

€25,29
Author: John Gould
Format: Paperback
Language: English
John Gould's family first settled in Maine in 1618, so by the time he came along in the early 20th century, the Gould's were well steeped in the vernacular of the region, and his first inheritance was the turned-around, honed-down, and tuned-up language of his farming neighbors who seldom strayed beyond the village store. Maine Lingo was first compiled in 1975, when TV, radio, and other leveling media had begun to seriously erode regional speech distinctions, and this dictionary will furnish anyone interested in Maine or regional dialects with the terminologies of regular folks, from lobstermen to farmers to woodsmen. Altogether it is a fun and fascinating collection of lore, humor, and straight information that will have you able to tell your billdad from your wazzat in no time flat.

Author: John Gould
Publisher: Down East Books
Published: 11/23/2015
Pages: 356
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781608935666

About the Author
Born and bred in Maine, John Gould (1908-2003) was well known for his acerbic Yankee wit. Over his life he wrote dozens of books and for an astounding sixty-two years was a regular columnist for the Christian Science Monitor. Despite his literary fame, he would always claim that he was, first, last, and always, a farmer.

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