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CONTENTS
7. Spelling 451
8. Geographical Names 453
9. Surnames and Given Names 456
10. Non-English Languages in America 457
a. German 457
b. French 458
c. Dano-Norwegian 460
d. Dutch 460
e. Swedish 460
f. Spanish 460
g. Icelandic 461
h. Italian 461
i. Yiddish 462
j. Portuguese 462
k. General 462
11. Other Colonial Dialects of English 462
a. Australian 462
b. Beach-la-Mar 462
c. South African 463
d. Canadian 463
e. East Indian 463
f. Pidgin-English 463
12. Slang 463
13. Euphemisms, Nicknames, and Forbidden Words 465
14. Rudimentary Speech 466
15. The Future of the Language 466
16. Bibliographies of American English 467
List of Words and Phrases 469
General Index 485