Allan Metcalf: 2 books
OK:The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word
The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
It is said to be the most frequently spoken (or typed) word on the planet, more common than an infant's first word ma or the ever-present beverage Coke. It was even the first word spoken on the moon. It is "OK"--the most ubiquitous and invisible of American expressions, one used countless times every...
From Skedaddle to Selfie
Words of the Generations
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
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 those generations, but highlight their differences...