In Chapter 3 Annie says, "there goes Elmer,,,in his swell car.This is slang from the 1930s.Reminds me also of an episode of “I Love Lucy”. Lucy didn’t want little Ricky to grow up with an accent so she hired an elocution teacher. The teacher said, “There are two word I want you to never use. One is ‘swell’ and the other is ‘lousy’.”Lucy replied, "Okay. What are the words?
In Chapter 3 Annie says, "there goes Elmer,,,in his swell car.This is slang from the 1930s.Reminds me also of an episode of “I Love Lucy”. Lucy didn’t want little Ricky to grow up with an accent so she hired an elocution teacher. The teacher said, “There are two word I want you to never use. One is ‘swell’ and the other is ‘lousy’.”Lucy replied, "Okay. What are the words?