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| Pull in your horns, there, partner! (Wikipedia) |
Note: Just pull in your horns and don't get your back up: this roundup of cowboy slang's about to peter out, and you'll be done!
Get Ready: What's the farthest you've ever had to walk--not by choice? Why did you have to do it?
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| A fiesta--in Canada! (Wikipedia) |
Note: This cowboy slang just might turn you into a powerful flannel mouth. If you're game, you might even wind up flush!
Get Ready: Do you know how to play poker? Look at the words below and see if you recognize a couple of them from that game.
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| An old calaboose in Texas (Wikipedia) |
Note: If you get all balled up and come a cropper, this lesson on cowboy slang will help you directly. Learn seven more terms besides these!
Get Ready: What's the smallest town you've ever visited? How would you describe the kind of people that lived there?
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| John Wayne, the greatest cowboy star of all time (Wikipedia) |
Note: Many of the colorful expressions used by America's cowboys can--spice up your speech--if used with caution!
Get Ready: Have you ever heard "cowboy talk" in a movie or TV show? What is it like?
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Note: English is made up of many other languages. One of these is Spanish (the second most-common native language, after Mandarin Chinese; English is third!). Read on to learn some of the Spanish words we commonly use.
Get Ready: Do you know any Spanish words? Can you name some countries that speak Spanish?
