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Wet coast words

by Tom Parkin

Cover of Wet coast words

An assembly of approximately 600 words and phrases which are/were dominantly used on the west coast of Canada. They originate primarily in Chinook jargon, resource industries, natural history, geography, and current affairs of the province. Not a scholarly reference; 14 cartoon illustrations.

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