How to Speak Midwestern ~ by Edward McClelland, 2016, linguistics and cultural anthropology, 199 pages
In this book on Midwestern accents and sayings, Edward McClelland explains what Midwesterners say and how and why they say it. He provides humorous definitions of jargon from the region. The glossary even has a section about St. Louis (pp. 53-57), where I currently live, roughly two miles from"the Loop." Did you know that people here call St. Louis "the Lou"? Actually, I live among people from all over the world: Vietnam, Russia, China, Britain, Germany,, and many parts of the United States. I have been told I have a Southern accent, so I wanted this book when I came across it recently.
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