North America
Long Weekend in New Orleans
“Oh, that’s for lagniappe.”, Mark Twain said. Indeed, “a word worth travelling to New Orleans to get.” In New Orleans “speak.” the language often used by New Orleanians to give meaning and pronunciation to certain local words –...
Food
7 Great Places to Eat and Drink in New Orleans
In New Orleans "speak" - the language often used by New Orleanians to give meaning and pronunciation to certain local words - the word lagniappe (pronounced "lan-yap") means "a little something extra", "something given or...
North America
Like a Local City Guide: NOLA Musts
Ahhh the Lady NOLA: think you know all of her sultry, sexy charms? Mark Twain writes about the word ‘lagniappe’ (pronounced “lan-yap”) meaning ‘a little something extra’, in a chapter on New...
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