Whoopensocker dictionary of American dialect completed after 50 years
Collecting regional English from across the US, final volume of 60,000-entry dictionary will be published next month
From whoopensocker to upscuddle, strubbly to swivet, 50 years after it was first conceived the Dictionary of American Regional English is finally about to reach the end of the alphabet.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, 31 January, 2012
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