americanisms

Did you know that your answers to just a handful of questions can predict the zip code of where you grew up? In 2013, Josh Katz accumulated and visually mapped over 350,000 unique survey responses to questions about word choice and pronunciation throughout America. His dialect quiz quickly became the most viewed webpage in the history of the New York Times. Offers a visual atlas of the American vernacular--who says what, and where they say it--4revealing the history of our nation, our regions, and our language.

An exploration of American language that features charts and maps.

Thesaurus containing dual access organization combining an A-Z dictionary with full index, over 250,000 synonyms, and more.

A listing of definitions for over 5,000 American slang words and phrases. Covers forty subject areas, including computer terms and teen talk.

A collection of words and phrases categorized by sound. Contains 65,000 entries.

Includes cliches, proverbs, and other idioms used in everyday spoken or written American English.

Provides the meaning and origin of numerous slang expressions such as "by the skin of your teeth, " "dark horse, " "moonlighting, " "mud in your eye, " and "in the nick of time.".