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Outline Index of Casselmania Content
ISBN
0-316-13314-0
published by
McArthur & Company, Toronto
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The Content of Casselmania
Preface: Take a Guided Tour of the Book Using This Preface
Chapter 1 Canadian Weather Rhymes
2 Toonie: The Birth of a Canadian Word
4 Neighbourhood Words Across Canada
5 The Canadian National Museum of Bafflegab & Gobbledygook
6 The Meaning of Famous Canadian Surnames
7 Chimo! & Other Canadian Greetings
8 Provincial & Territorial Words
Envoi Why I Am Not a Word Cop (not available to sample)
Other Sample Passages from Casselmania
1. The Word Prairie and Prairie Phrases (author's favourite part of book)
3. Chimo! Ciao! & Hello! A Look at Words of Greeting
4. Canadian Eh? - A Longer Passage on our Famous Interjection
5. Alberta's Hoodoo: Who knew hoodoo was not from voodoo? I did!
Any comments, additional word lore or book orders?
Please email it to me at wordguy@shaw.ca
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