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Paperback Maine Lingo: A Wicked-Good Guide to Yankee Vernacular Book

ISBN: 1608935663

ISBN13: 9781608935666

Maine Lingo: A Wicked-Good Guide to Yankee Vernacular

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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,...

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A compendium of the terminologies of lobstermen, seafarers, farmers and lumbermen of Maine. Contains lots of lore, an abundance of humor and a lot of solid information about Maine and its inhabitants. Delightful book!
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