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Let's Talk Turkey: The Stories Behind America's Favorite Expressions

Ever wonder who first passed the buck, or why outrageous behavior takes the cake? Then this book is for you! Let's Talk Turkey demystifies over 150 colorful American expressions.

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Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: A Decade-by-Decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the Twentieth Century

Take a nostalgic word trip through the highs and lows of twentieth-century American English with Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers, and get the skinny on a century's worth of totally awesome lingo -- straight from the fridge!

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About the Author

Rosemarie Ostler writes about language, especially Americanisms, grammar and style, and linguistic history. Her work has appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, Christian Science Monitor, Verbatim, Whole Earth, and Writer's Digest, among other publications.

Rosemarie writes and maintains the website Vintage Vocabulary, dedicated to American words and phrases with stories. She also teaches a regular seminar on research for writers in Eugene, Oregon, where she lives.