# American Language

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- Authors: [H.L. Mencken](https://www.bookquiver.com/hl-mencken)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2012-01-04

## Description

The American Language, first published in 1919, is H. L. Mencken's book about the English language as spoken in the United States. Mencken was inspired by " the argot of the colored waiters" in Washington,...

## Editions

### American Language

- Publisher: knopf
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-03-0780-879-0
- Published: 2012-01-04
- Language: en_US