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From skedaddle to selfie : words of the generations /

From baby boomers with 'groovy' and 'yuppie,' to Generation X with 'whatever' and 'like,' each generation inevitably comes to use certain words that are particular to its unique time in history. Those words not only tell us a great deal about the people in tho...

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Main Author:	Metcalf, Allan A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:	English language > United States > New words. English language > United States > Lexicology. English language > Social aspects > United States. Language and culture > United States. English language > New words. Americanisms. Lexicology. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.

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