Lexicon Valley

Jim pronounces "after" as "arter" in Huck Finn. Where did that come from?

The evidence is mounting: Not only did Black people say "you am" and "we am," but whites did too. And still do!

Was there a "blaccent" 200 years ago in New York?

No, President Truman did not coin the phrase 'The Buck Stops Here.'

What did nice originally mean? It wasn't so nice.