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America's secret slang. Season 1. Episode 1, Guns, booze, and politics / written by Gabriel Rotello ; directed by Gabriel Rotello, Douglas J. Cohen ; host, Zach Selwyn ; produced by Flight 33 Productions, LLC.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Slang.
- English language.
- English language--Etymology.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (22 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Guns, booze, and politics
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : A&E Television Networks, 2012.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- America's Secret Slang proves that we speak history every day as it documents the stories behind our unique American version of English, from words like "southpaw" to phrases like "bet your bottom dollar". Politics is full of odd phrases like "pork barrel projects", "slush funds", and "lame ducks" -- all of which had practical origins and morphed to mean what they do today.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 21, 2017).
- OCLC:
- 994077519
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