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: ...
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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.
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