English text
Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops. -- Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
English variant — jive
Like so's many Americans, she wuz tryin' t'construct a life dat made sense fum wahtahmelluns she found in gift shops. -- Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Ah be baaad...
English variant — valspeak
Like so many Americans, man, she was tryin' to construct a life that made sense from thin's she found in gift shops. -- Kurt Vonnegut, mostly, Jr.