How to Speak Midwestern Women's Friendship Fiction her God-fearing best friend

her God-fearing best friend

and bodies

"Fuck positivity

and impossible to put down--full of poetry and rage

How to Speak Midwestern Women's Friendship Fiction her God-fearing best friendPittsburgh toilet, squeaky cheese, city chicken, shampoo banana, and Chevy in the Hole are all phrases that are familiar to Midwesterners but sound foreign to anyone living outside the region. This book explains not only what Midwesterners say but also how and why they say it and covers such topics as: the causes of the Northern cities vowel shift, why the accents in Fargo miss the nasality thats a hallmark of Minnesota speech, and why Chicagoans talk