Talk Like a Californian: A Hella Fresh Guide to Golden State Speak - Softcover

Ventura, Helena

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193884985X ISBN 13: 9781938849855

Publisher: Prospect Park Books, 2017

Synopsis

Dude, are you pumped to hack California-speak so you don’t sound like a buster? This sweet guide will get you talking fresh, whether you’re in the 626 or the Yay Area, whether you're below the line or in the pocket, or whether you're on fleek or on hiatus. Swoop this epic read, take the 5 to the 405 to the 73, and you’ll be a legit Californian.

To translate, this vibrantly designed, modestly priced pocket guide to California slang will help residents and visitors alike feel at home wherever they go in the Golden State, from the beach to a food truck and from a Hollywood soundstage to a Silicon Valley cocktail party.

About this title

About the Author:

Helena Ventura is the pen name for a California writer of mystery and lore. Editor Colleen Dunn Bates will speak on behalf of the author and the book.

Review:

“The Dubs are finna go undefeated, yaddadi-mean? If you didn’t understand that, there’s a new book that might be able to help... The author, Colleen Dunn Bates (who uses the pen name Helena Ventura), said she wrote the slim book mostly for fun. But it could also help save new arrivals to California from embarrassment.”―The New York Times

"Good looks!"
―Madeleine Brand, KCRW/NPR

“I smiled at the clean, sunny layout and laughed at the wit of the more outrageous of the usage examples.... Talk Like a Californian can help you to flip a bitch (to make a sudden U-turn) in the face of life’s eggy (dull, blah, boring) moments and turn them into golden time (super-duper overtime that typically kicks in for union workers after 16 hours).”
― Santa Barbara Independent

"The book is full of knowing insights into seemingly small phrases that offer real glimpses into the way we live from how we talk... the only thing wrong with the volume is it’s too slim, which in the end invites a sequel, which will be a good thing. Then I can learn new variants on my native tongue to complement this techism: ‘three commas club,’ as in being suddenly worth a cool billion.”
―Larry Wilson, Los Angeles Daily News and Pasadena Star-News

“Dude, hack the lingo and grab some of this sweet California speak with Talk Like a Californian... an epic book to give to friends... also entertaining to share with friends over guac and beer.”
―Larchmont Chronicle

About this edition

• Publisher: Prospect Park Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 193884985X
• ISBN 13: 9781938849855
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168