Yankee Talk: A Dictionary of New England Expressions [Hardcover]

Robert Hendrickson (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 255 pages
• Publisher: Booksales (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785815554
• ISBN-13: 978-0785815556
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,923,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yankee Speak Reviewed by a Yankee, April 7, 2000

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Mary Riordan (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yankee Talk: A Dictionary of New England Expressions (Dictionary of American Regional Expressions) (Paperback)

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...