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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