Edward McClelland is a journalist. His writing has appeared in publications such as the Columbia Journalism Review, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Salon. He is the author of Nothin' But Blue Skies and Young Mr. Obama. He lives in Chicago.
"How to Speak Midwestern is a fascinating read, whether you hail
from WOWOland, the UP, Cereal City, or Baja Minnesota."
-Chicagoist
"A delightful romp through the dialects and vocabulary of the
region." -Lansing City Pulse
"A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift
book trailing a serious whiff of Relevance." -The New York
Times
"An amusing glossary to the lingo of the [Midwest's] more
industrial states." -Washington Post
"In his delightful new book, Edward McClelland argues that the
dialect of the Midwest is one of the country's most linguistically
significant ... [How to Speak Midwestern is] a long-overdue study
of the middle-American vernacular, and how that vernacular informs
our identity. At its heaviest, the book is a socio-economic
treatise worthy of a university library; at its lightest, it's a
regionally specific Urban Dictionary." -Inside Hook
"McClelland leavens his writing with pop-culture references ... and
touches of humor." -Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
"There is scholarship [in How to Speak Midwestern], a deep
understanding of grammar and ethnic history, as he traces certain
speech patterns down to a single city. But McClelland, a Michigan
native, also has a voice, opinions and a few punchlines." -Star
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