Dese, Dose and Dibs: the Midwest’s Weird Word World
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How do you pronounce “Chicago”? Meet the author of a new book on how to speak Midwestern.
Ted McClelland, the author of the new book, “How to Speak Midwestern,” joins us to talk about quirky terms and rounded vowels that make Midwest-speak unique.
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Dese, Dose and Dibs: the Midwest’s Weird Word World
Clip: 1/23/2017 | 7m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Ted McClelland, the author of the new book, “How to Speak Midwestern,” joins us to talk about quirky terms and rounded vowels that make Midwest-speak unique.
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