Maine Lingo

A Wicked-Good Guide to Yankee Vernacular

John Gould

John Gould's family first settled in Maine in 1618, so by the time he came along in the early 20th century, the Gould's were well steeped in the vernacular of the region, and his first inheritance was the turned-around, honed-down, and tuned-up language of his farming neighbors who seldom strayed beyond the village store. Maine Lingo was first compiled in 1975, when TV, radio, and other leveling media had begun to seriously erode regional speech distinctions, and this dictionary will furnish anyone interested in Maine or regional dialects with the terminologies of regular folks, from lobstermen to farmers to woodsmen. Altogether it is a fun and fascinating collection of lore, humor, and straight information that will have you able to tell your billdad from your wazzat in no time flat.

Down East Books

Pages: 356 • Trim: 5½ x 8½

978-1-60893-566-6 • Paperback • November 2015 • $16.95 • (£12.95)

978-1-60893-567-3 • eBook • November 2015 • $9.99 • (£7.95)

Subjects: Reference / Dictionaries, Language Arts & Disciplines / Spelling & Vocabulary, Social Science / Regional Studies, Humor / Topic / Language

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A Wicked-Good Guide to Yankee Vernacular

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John Gould's family first settled in Maine in 1618, so by the time he came along in the early 20th century, the Gould's were well steeped in the vernacular of the region, and his first inheritance was the turned-around, honed-down, and tuned-up language of his farming neighbors who seldom strayed beyond the village store. Maine Lingo was first compiled in 1975, when TV, radio, and other leveling media had begun to seriously erode regional speech distinctions, and this dictionary will furnish anyone interested in Maine or regional dialects with the terminologies of regular folks, from lobstermen to farmers to woodsmen. Altogether it is a fun and fascinating collection of lore, humor, and straight information that will have you able to tell your billdad from your wazzat in no time flat.

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Down East Books

Pages: 356 • Trim: 5½ x 8½

978-1-60893-566-6 • Paperback • November 2015 • $16.95 • (£12.95)

978-1-60893-567-3 • eBook • November 2015 • $9.99 • (£7.95)

Subjects: Reference / Dictionaries, Language Arts & Disciplines / Spelling & Vocabulary, Social Science / Regional Studies, Humor / Topic / Language

Author

Born and bred in Maine, John Gould (1908-2003) was well known for his acerbic Yankee wit. Over his life he wrote dozens of books and for an astounding sixty-two years was a regular columnist for the Christian Science Monitor. Despite his literary fame, he would always claim that he was, first, last, and always, a farmer.

Maine Lingo

A Wicked-Good Guide to Yankee Vernacular

John Gould

Maine Lingo

A Wicked-Good Guide to Yankee Vernacular

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