Yankee Talk: A Dictionary of New England Expressions

By Robert Hendrickson

Book Overview

A host of colorful, sometimes outlandish expressions, anecdotes, pronunciations, idioms, and catchwords of New England have been collected in one entertaining guide. Yankee Talk examines the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785815554
• ISBN13: 9780785815556
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Booksales
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Yankee Speak Reviewed by a Yankee

After reading this book, I was left a little confused. I am from Massachusetts, and have traveled extensively through New England, but some of these things I have never heard! Even so, I've found myself using many of these terms and pronunciations. Overall, it's a great book with a great deal of history. Off to pawk my caw in the Hawvawd Yawd next to a bucket, and eat t'other grinder...