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Paul Dickson
其他書名
What to Call People from Abilene to Zimbabwe
出版Merriam-Webster, 1997
主題Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / EtymologyReference / EtiquetteReference / Genealogy & Heraldry
ISBN08777961659780877796169
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=yK4UAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋These are the polite versions. Most are the standard English form such as Costa Rican and Grand Forker. Also includes nicknames such as Hoosier (Indiana) and Hogtowner (Toronto) and some foreign terms, especially Spanish and French. Lists both places and names, and traces the origin of many of the unusually terms. Well cross-referenced. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.