Consult the Dictionary of American Regional English, a multivolume effort to capture regional expressions... the things we say that always sound funny to everyone from somewhere else.Linguist Frederic Cassidy was so committed to the DARE project that he continued to champion it after death. His tombstone reads, "On to Z!"
After five decades of research, "S to Z" of the DARE will be published next year.
Audio: NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, June 14th. Host: Liane Hansen.
Earthquake, tsunami,
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