| 单词 | to talk united states |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto talk United States b. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). The form of English spoken in, or considered characteristic of, the United States; American English. Frequently in to talk United States: to speak plainly or frankly. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > American English American1787 American English1806 Yankee1824 Americanese1863 United States1871 Yankeese1883 Amerenglish1923 General American1925 northern1947 Standard American English1951 1871 J. H. Banka State Prison Life i. xvii. 230 President (cooling down): Now, my man, answer my question, without any more prevarication. Guard (doggedly): Talk United States. 1891 E. Roper By Track & Trail ix. 134 Most of the ladies spoke decided ‘United States’; one was ‘Dutch’,..and one..had a decided British accent. 1898 H. E. Hamblen Gen. Manager's Story x. 134 If he made any disparaging comments..I vowed to myself that I'd talk United States to him if I lost my job by it. 1917 Collier's 8 Sept. 18/1 ‘Greetings and salutations! To what are we indebted for the pleasure of this visit?’ ‘Talk United States!’ snapped Uncle Jimmy. ‘Talk United States, and we'll git along a heap better!’ 1967 T. Savage Power of Dog iii. 53 The Mexican section hands who couldn't even talk United States. < as lemmas |
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