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From George Washington's "New Yorker" and Thomas Jefferson's "pedicure" to Theodore Roosevelt's "lunatic fringe," Richard Nixon's "silent majority," and Donald Trump's "covfefe," this entertaining and eminently readable volume compiles words and phrases that were coined or popularized by American presidents. Discover the origins of "bloviate" (Warren G. Harding), "military-industrial complex" (Dwight D. Eisenhower), "misunderestimate" (George W. Bush),...
19) Listening to America: an illustrated history of words and phrases from our lively and splendid past
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The English we speak as Americans has evolved drastically from the Mother Tongue; so many accents, euphemisms and colloquial expressions have been added to our everyday speech. Contributing to the changes are the Native Americans, sailors, each and every wave of immigrants, and not least, experiences peculiar to every region. Anyone who has wondered why and how as they are exposed to another saying can probably find the answers here.
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