Is That a Word? by David Bukszpan

Is That a Word? by David Bukszpan

Author:David Bukszpan
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781452116105
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC


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Swanny, I Swanny

Swanny, “to declare,” is a verb playable only in the first-person singular, as in “I swanny!” Widely unknown outside of the American South, “I swanny” can still be heard there in moments of annoyance or dismay as a very mild oath meaning “I swear,” derived from a contraction of “I shall warrant ye.” A further shortened form—perhaps the most graceful expression of agitation I’ve ever heard—is also sometimes heard: “I swan.”

The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing in the Wind



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