The Daily Croissant

 

 

"What is a Maine-born doctor to do when a patient in Pennsylvania complains, “I’ve been riftin’ and I’ve got jags in my leaders?”

Consult the Dictionary of American Regional English to learn that the patient has been belching and experiencing sharp pains in his neck."

 

"In case you aren't convinced that there are still a great many differences in American English usage, here are some quizzes to test your knowledge of our language. You have probably not heard of many of the terms or meanings. These are a stretch for most people."

"Ji Lee's book Word as Image started 20 years ago as an assignment in his typography class at art school.

"When we were children, letters were like fun toys," he says. "We played with them through our building blocks. We colored them in books. We danced and sang along with TV puppets while learning C was for 'cookie.' Soon, letters turned into words. Words turned into sentences. Sentences turned into thoughts. And along the way, we stopped playing with them and stopped marveling at A through Z."

 

 

 

 

 

Choose a Game

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  Match
  Match each word to its definition
  

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  Crossword
  Play these words in a crossword puzzle.

  crosswords

 

 

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  Listen
  Hear the word and select its definition

  listen

 

 

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  Write
  Type the word that matches the definition

  write

 

 

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  Flashcards
  Practice terms and definitions at your own place

  flashcards