How to Talk Minnesotan explained

How to Talk Minnesotan: Revised for the 21st Century
Author:	Howard Mohr
Language:	English - Dialects - Minnesota
Publisher:	Penguin Books
Pub Date:	2013
Published:	New York, NY
Pages:	264
Isbn:	9780143122692
Isbn Note:	3rd ed
Dewey:	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".

See also

• North Central American English

External links

• How to Talk Minnesotan Twin Cities PBS video archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: Howard Mohr, 83 . 2024-10-12 . Times Republican . en-US.
2. Mohr . Howard . September 1996 . How to Talk Minnesotan . Cosmopolitan . 221 . 3 . 132.
3. Hutton . Rachel . November 2015 . How to Spend Minnesotan . Minnesota Monthly . 49 . 11 . 6–6.
4. Web site: Service . Jay Gabler Forum News . 2022-09-07 . Howard Mohr, author of ‘How to Talk Minnesotan,’ has died at 83 . 2024-08-07 . Twin Cities . en-US.
5. Web site: 2010-01-28 . Now that his beloved comedy is being revived, Mohr is definitely the merrier . 2024-08-07 . Twin Cities . en-US.