Americanisms: The English of the New WorldC. Scribner, 1872 - 687 страница |
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... verb " cringes " with " Indies , " and thus proves to us that even in his day the poor Indian had to submit to being called Injun , which is now his common name with com- mon people , producing an odd and detestable resemblance in sound ...
... verb " cringes " with " Indies , " and thus proves to us that even in his day the poor Indian had to submit to being called Injun , which is now his common name with com- mon people , producing an odd and detestable resemblance in sound ...
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... verb , so that Dr Kane , a careful writer , could correctly say of the proph- et of the Esquimaux : " He prescribes or pow - wows in sickness or over wounds , directs the policy of the little state , and is really the power behind the ...
... verb , so that Dr Kane , a careful writer , could correctly say of the proph- et of the Esquimaux : " He prescribes or pow - wows in sickness or over wounds , directs the policy of the little state , and is really the power behind the ...
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... verb , it is well known , has given to English the familiar term of overslaughing , for the act of rewarding an outsider at the expense of the person entitled to the preferment by seniority in office . It is not unlikely that the term ...
... verb , it is well known , has given to English the familiar term of overslaughing , for the act of rewarding an outsider at the expense of the person entitled to the preferment by seniority in office . It is not unlikely that the term ...
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... verb , and to boss is quite a common expression , meaning to direct anything , from bossing a job , that is , to contract and superintend it , to bossing the house , which means in the case of the husband or the wife , as Providence may ...
... verb , and to boss is quite a common expression , meaning to direct anything , from bossing a job , that is , to contract and superintend it , to bossing the house , which means in the case of the husband or the wife , as Providence may ...
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... least , be looked upon as Americanisms . Thus the verb to demoralize , is , of course , not unknown to Eng- lish authors , but Sir Charles Lyell tells us of his visit to Dr. Webster , that " when the Doctor was asked how 110 AMERICANISMS .
... least , be looked upon as Americanisms . Thus the verb to demoralize , is , of course , not unknown to Eng- lish authors , but Sir Charles Lyell tells us of his visit to Dr. Webster , that " when the Doctor was asked how 110 AMERICANISMS .
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already American animal appears applied beautiful become Biglow Papers called cant Captain John Smith Charcoal Sketches church common corruption denotes derived designate dialect Dutch early England especially expression F. B. Harte familiar famous favorite fish French frequently German given Grose heard hence horses hunters Indian name J. C. Neal J. R. Lowell kind known ladies land language large numbers late Civil latter Louis Democrat manner meaning N. P. Willis negroes North noun old English once origin Overland Monthly peculiar Pennsylvania perhaps persons plant political popular prairies probably pronounced Putnam's Magazine quoted recent resemblance river S. S. Haldeman Sam Slick says sense settlers slang Slang Dictionary slang phrase slang term sound South South Carolina Southern Southern Literary Messenger Spanish speak speech tion tree Union United verb Virginia West Western wood word writers Yankee York Tribune young
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