How to Tawlk and Rite Good: A guide to the language of Southern Appalachia

Venable Jr., Mr. Sam A.

ISBN 10: 1491279192 / ISBN 13: 9781491279199

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Tawlk and Rite Good: A guide to the language of Southern Appalachia
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1491279192
• ISBN 13: 9781491279199
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

A whimsical dictionary of Southern Appalachian words and phrases.

About the Author

Sam Venable is a humorist, newspaper columnist, outdoor writer, standup comedian and author of 12 books. He has worked for the Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel since 1970, after having served as a staff member of the Knoxville Journal and Chattanooga News-Free Press. Check out his website at samvenable.com. Both he and his wife, Mary Ann, are graduates of the University of Tennessee. She is a retired UT software instructor. They frequently lead Smoky Mountain Field School courses on Southern Appalachian humor, dialect and heritage. Sam and Mary Ann live in a log house atop a wooded ridge on the outskirts of Knoxville. They are the parents of two adult children and two young grandchildren.