An edition of The American Language (1936)

The American Language

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Cover of: The American Language by H. L. Mencken, H. L. Mencken
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Knopf
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English
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816

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Cover of: The American Language
The American Language
June 27, 1936, Knopf
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June 27, 1936, Knopf
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"The first American colonist had perforce to invent Americanisms, if only to describe the unfamiliar landscape and weather, flora and fauna confronting them."

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Open Library
OL7460141M
ISBN 10
0394400755
ISBN 13
9780394400754
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8473
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948395

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December 20, 2010 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors
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