Review of
How To Talk Midwestern,
by Robert Thomas ISBN 187848821x
Four out of five stars
Phrases that are twists of others
As someone that
has lived in Iowa all his life, I recognize most of the phrase modifications in
this book. I have heard them from relatives, friends, people I have met in
public and uttered a few myself. The author steps through the alphabet from A
to Z and states phrases beginning with the current letter.
Some of the
example phrases are:
Inna tizzy – in an agitated state.
Key bosh – to put a stop to.
Squat – the equivalent of zero or nothing.
Tard – equivalent of tired.
Your peein – euphemism for European.
A collection of
puns that are parts of speech, this book is a simple read full of amusement and
an occasional significant chuckle.
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