I'm excited to begin blogging through the alphabet! I'm going to start it off with, "A is for American".
My daughter was given the book, Speaking American, by Josh Katz. It's a delightful, interesting book that compares and contrasts the various dialects, expressions, and phrase from all around America. Complete with colorful maps, photos, and historical information, this is a great book to get lost in when you have a free afternoon. It's a great book to display on the coffee table, and is sure to spark some fun conversations. Our family has really enjoyed paging through it.
Do you call it "Pop", or "Soda"? Do you put on "Gym Shoes", or "Sneakers"? There are a lot of fun questions like these, as well as the reasons people started referring to them in those ways.
There are "How To Pretend You're From...for every state. I found this one for Chicago to be very accurate.
Stay tuned for next week, when we'll be blogging through the alphabet, with letter B!
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