Stars: 5
Review by: Miss Lucy
I want to show this book to everyone I meet! It is so amazing. I always knew that some people call soda 'pop' and that people have different words for those delicious sandwiches that I call 'subs.' But there is a whole wealth of these kinds of words and speech patterns through the U.S. How do you say 'data'? 'coupon'? 'often'? And what do you call things, like, say, sneakers? I was shocked to learn that in at least 80% of the U.S. they're called 'tennis shoes'! Did you know that cougars, mountain lions, and panthers are all different names for the SAME animal? If this review intrigues you, you MUST read this book!
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