The Complete Book of Dutch-ified English
The Complete Book of Dutch-ified English
- ISBN 13:
9781680990379
- ISBN 10:
1680990373
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 03/15/2016
- Publisher: Good Books
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Summary
Here is a book for anyone tired of speaking flat, colorless, homogenized English. Pennsylvania Dutchman Gary Gates provides a glossary, read-aloud section, songs, recipes, and more in this delightful, inwaluable” introduction to Dutch-ified English.
Learn the meaning of rutch” and spritz,” what a clod” and a crotch” are, how to pronounce and make Cussin Rache’s Snitz and Knepp,” and what has happened to food when it’s all.” Spice up your vocabulary with delightful words and phrases, such as:
Grex: To complain, moan. Ah, quit your grexing, you have a vonderful life.”
Face: Belief, religious conwiction. Praise be! Rebecca has found her face in the Lord again!”
Gruntbecky: An expression of hard going. Gruntbecky! It’s difficult to run in this hot sun.”
Nix nootz: A devilish, mischievous person. Our daughter is a little nix nootz.”
Rupdawn: A massage. A good rupdawn will take the ache away.”
Tired of trying to conform to traditional speech patterns, Gary offers a warm and funny celebration of the unique Dutch culture in America.
Learn the meaning of rutch” and spritz,” what a clod” and a crotch” are, how to pronounce and make Cussin Rache’s Snitz and Knepp,” and what has happened to food when it’s all.” Spice up your vocabulary with delightful words and phrases, such as:
Grex: To complain, moan. Ah, quit your grexing, you have a vonderful life.”
Face: Belief, religious conwiction. Praise be! Rebecca has found her face in the Lord again!”
Gruntbecky: An expression of hard going. Gruntbecky! It’s difficult to run in this hot sun.”
Nix nootz: A devilish, mischievous person. Our daughter is a little nix nootz.”
Rupdawn: A massage. A good rupdawn will take the ache away.”
Tired of trying to conform to traditional speech patterns, Gary offers a warm and funny celebration of the unique Dutch culture in America.