I Love It When You Talk Retro: Hoochie Coochie, Double Whammy, Drop a Dime, and the Forgotten Origins of American Speech

by Ralph Keyes

Book Overview

An entertaining and informative book about the fashion and fads of language Today's 18-year-olds may not know who Mrs. Robinson is, where the term "stuck in a groove" comes from, why 1984 was a year... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312606400
• ISBN13: 9780312606404
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.4"