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'It's a feast for all lovers of weird words.' -- Harry Bruce The Montreal Gazette '[Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English is a superbly readable dictionary that reverberates with the real, living language of a people and yet is scholarly enough to satisfy the most ardent wordmonger.' -- Wayne Grady Books in Canada 'T.K. Pratt must be congratulated on the publication of a volume which is informative, scholarly and immensely enjoyable.' -- Ged Martin British Journal of Canadian Studies 'We are fortunate that this work has been published and has rescued many of these words from the ash heap of history. ... This dictionary will live as a record of a culture that grew out of the lives and experience of generations of Islanders.' -- Errol Sharpe, New Maritimes

'It's a feast for all lovers of weird words.' -- Harry Bruce * The Montreal Gazette * '[Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English] is a superbly readable dictionary that reverberates with the real, living language of a people and yet is scholarly enough to satisfy the most ardent wordmonger.' -- Wayne Grady * Books in Canada * 'T.K. Pratt must be congratulated on the publication of a volume which is informative, scholarly and immensely enjoyable.' -- Ged Martin * British Journal of Canadian Studies * 'We are fortunate that this work has been published and has rescued many of these words from the ash heap of history. ... This dictionary will live as a record of a culture that grew out of the lives and experience of generations of Islanders.' -- Errol Sharpe, * New Maritimes * ""T.K. Pratt's book is a major contribution to the growing list of regional dictionaries that enable us to explore the richness of the English language as it is spoken throughout North America.' * Halifax Daily News * 'Anyone with an interest in the culture of Atlantic Canada will find much to enjoy in this collection of colloquialisms and non-standard English spoken and written in Prince Edward Island.' -- G.B. Hallett * Atlantic Provinces Book Review * 'At last a work of Island scholarship everyone can enjoy. Professor Terry Pratt has produced a Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English that's carefully prepared, clearly arranged, scholarly, readable, and useful.' -- Elizabeth Cran * The Evening Patriot, Charlottetown *

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T.K. Pratt is Professor of English at the University of Prince Edward Island.

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