{"product_id":"gt-midwestern-conversation","title":"Midwestern Conversation Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Full of common Midwestern phrases (and what they really mean behind the friendly facade), A Guide to Midwestern Conversation is an affectionate, self-deprecating look at the language of a people long defined by their kindness and reduced to their voting patterns. Written by born-and-bred Midwesterner Taylor Kay Phillips, it’s a wink, a hug, and a firm handshake (with eye contact) to the millions of Americans who say soda and pop interchangeably and grew up doing tornado drills in school.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover Midwestern conversational staples like:\u003cbr\u003e• How to announce that you hate something beyond comprehension (“I didn’t really care for it”)\u003cbr\u003e• What counts as “a short drive” (less than eight hours)\u003cbr\u003e• Sports talk (starts early, doesn’t end till we’re six feet under)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44153335677108,"sku":"9781984861337","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/4645\/8775\/files\/5eea6bed4b7e0be737e1294297251f0af53ce7bd0c5577620ab5c999a374156e.jpg?v=1772047414","url":"https:\/\/greenstarpaperie.com\/products\/gt-midwestern-conversation","provider":"Greenstar Paperie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}