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Re: Know any good books giving the origins of turns of speech, slang, and so forth?
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Larry Beason <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 22 Nov 1996 15:11:43 -0800
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>Can anyone recommend a good dictionary of slang -- preferably one that
>would give good information on origins of expressions?
>
>Thanks.
>
 
 
 
You might try this one:
 
Chapman, Robert, ED.  NEW DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN SLANG. Harper & Row, 1986.
 
Larry Beason,Director
English Composition Program
Dept. of English
Eastern Washington University
Cheney WA 99004
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