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  2. Category:1900s neologisms - Wikipedia

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  3. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Easy going; jovial; cheerful e.g. One movie reviewer refer to the hero of a film A Stranger from Somewhere as a Breezy Westerner [56] brillo Someone who lives fast and is a big spender [8] broad. Main article: Woman. Expression used solely by men to refer to a woman and widely considered offensive by women [59] bronx cheer. Main article:Blowing ...

  4. Category:20th-century neologisms - Wikipedia

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    Words coined from the years 1901 to 2000. Most words will be classed by their respective decade they were coined in; this category is only to be used directly on an article if the decade the neologism was coined is uncertain.

  5. List of English-language idioms of the 19th century - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of idioms that were recognizable to literate people in the late-19th century, and have become unfamiliar since.. As the article list of idioms in the English language notes, a list of idioms can be useful, since the meaning of an idiom cannot be deduced by knowing the meaning of its constituent words.

  6. Historical Thesaurus of English - Wikipedia

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    In this way, the HTE arranges the whole vocabulary of English, from the earliest written records in Old English to the present, alongside dates of use. It is the first historical thesaurus to be compiled for any of the world's languages and contains 800,000 meanings for 600,000 words, within 230,000 categories.

  7. One-Step - Wikipedia

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    The One-Step included the following basic figures (and a number of more advanced ones): [2] The Castle Walk (invented and introduced by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle). [1] The Turn is a walking step, pivoting on one foot to change direction. The right foot comes from the preceding step to the place of starting; while it makes two successive long ...

  8. Older Southern American English - Wikipedia

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    Older Southern American English is a diverse set of English dialects of the Southern United States spoken most widely up until the American Civil War of the 1860s, gradually transforming among its White speakers—possibly first due to postwar economy-driven migrations—up until the mid-20th century. [1]

  9. Direct method (education) - Wikipedia

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    Direct method of teaching languages aims to build a direct way into the world of the target language making a relation between experience and language, word and idea, thought and expression rule and performance. This method intends for students to learn how to communicate in the target language