British English A to Zed

Przednia okładka
Facts on File, 2007 - 466
A witty and insightful reference tool for language lovers.

Praise for the previous hardcover edition:
"Educational and entertaining...Recommended for general readers."&151Choice

General readers and language lovers alike will have immediate access to an alphabetical listing of more than 5,500 "Briticisms" and their correlating "Americanisms" in this fully revised and updated volume. Featured in this edition are several hundred new entries; lively discussions of British language, pronunciation, punctuation, style, usage, and culture; and special sections on units of measure, automotive terms, cricket terms, and more.

New entries include:
  • Bang on
  • Chav
  • Chinless wonder
  • Gastropub
  • Gutted
  • Happy as Larry
  • Jack the lad
  • Lager lout
  • Nanny state
  • New Labour
  • Pie and mash
  • Throw a wobbly
  • Voddy
  • Wheelie bin
  • and more.

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British English A to Zed
Norman W. Schur,Eugene Ehrlich,Richard Ehrlich
Podgląd niedostępny - 2007
British English A to Zed
Norman W. Schur,Eugene H. Ehrlich,Richard Ehrlich
Podgląd niedostępny - 2007

Informacje o autorze (2007)

The late Norman W. Schur wrote several books on language & divided his time between England & the United States.

Eugene Ehrlich is co-editor of the "Oxford American Dictionary" & author of numerous books on language, including "You've Got Ketchup on Your Muumuu: An A-to-Z Guide to English Words from Around the World". A former professor of English at Columbia University, he lives in Mamaroneck, NY.

Informacje bibliograficzne

TytułBritish English A to Zed
Facts on File Writer's Library
Facts on File library of language and literature
Writers Library
AutorzyNorman W. Schur, Eugene Ehrlich, Richard Ehrlich
RedaktorEugene Ehrlich
Wydanie3, poprawione
WydawcaFacts on File, 2007
ISBN0816064563, 9780816064564
Liczba stron466
  
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