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Hist. of the Eng. Lang.
Hist. of the Eng. Lang.
Hist of the Eng. Lang.
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100
the original form of the word "pecan" is ______ and it has what origin
What is Native American- Pekani
100
Brooklyn is an area of _____ and has a ____ origin
What is NYC-Dutch
100
What is our local dialect called?
What is Pittsburghese
100
Jaggerbush means what? And comes from what dialect?
What is thornbush- Pittsburghese
200
Asutasquash is the original form of what word? What is its origin?
What is Squash- Native American
200
kindergarten has a ____ origin and means?
What is German - school for young people
200
Slang is defined as?
What is informal language, usually identified with a particular group, starts with young people but can become a part of standard language
200
Dialect is defined as?
What is a regional variety of a language, differs from the standard speech patter in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
300
Harlem is an are of ____ and has what origin?
What is NYC- Dutch
300
hamburger has a ______ origin and was named after?
What is German- city of origin
300
Pasta has an ____ origin and means?
What is Italian - paste
300
redd up is an example of _____ and means _____
What is Pittsburghese- clean up
400
El lagarto is the original form of the word ______ and has a _____ origin
What is Lizard- Spanish
400
Bravo means ______ in what language
What is cry of approval - Italian
400
Stiletto has an ____ origin and means?
What is Italian- little dagger
400
Why is the English language considered one of the hardest languages to learn?
What is because we have so many words and irregular grammar rules
500
El cargar is the original form of the word _____ which means _______ and has a ______ origin
What is cargo- to load- Spanish
500
spaghetti has an ____ origin and means?
What is Italian origin means little strings
500
Why did Noah Webster change the spelling of some English words
What is he wanted them to spelled the way they sound
500
What are the names of Mrs. DiPaola's twin boys?
What is Aiden and Jack : )