How to Talk Minnesotan

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How to Talk Minnesotan: Revised for the 21st Century

Author	Howard Mohr
Language	English - Dialects - Minnesota
Published	New York, NY
Publisher	Penguin Books
Publication date	2013
Pages	264
ISBN	9780143122692 3rd ed
Dewey Decimal	427.97760207

How to Talk Minnesotan is a book by Howard Mohr (March 20, 1939 – September 4, 2022)^[1], a former writer for A Prairie Home Companion. Published in 1987, the book provides examples of stereotypical Minnesotan speech and mannerisms. There was a musical version by Mohr and Drew Jansen (produced at Plymouth Playhouse by Troupe America, Inc.). The book was also adapted as a television special, which was produced by KTCA and first broadcast January 1, 1993.^[2][3][4][5]

Some of the things the book covers:

• Useful phrases such as "You bet", "That's different", and "Whatever"
• Not accepting food until the third time it's offered
• The art of waving
• Hotdishes
• Loons
• Talking about cars and starting cars in the winter
• The Minnesotan "long goodbye"

Much of the material for the book was originally performed as sketches on A Prairie Home Companion. The book also includes fictional ads for improbable businesses such as "Raw Bits Cereal", "Polka Pants", and "Walleye Phone Company".

• North Central American English

• How to Talk Minnesotan Twin Cities PBS video archive

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