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Lonely Planet: British Language and Culture

by David Else, Vanessa Battersby
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Overview

We're chuffed to bits to present this tour of Ole Blighty's lingo. It's the dog's bollocks! Try it out on the lads down your local, have a few pints, and don't worry about sounding naff - if it all goes pear-shaped, wait for the sound of 'Oh, bless!' as they pat you on the back and buy you another bevvie.

-Features special sections on Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, and Scots (Lallans).
-Lonely Planet's English Language & Culture series gets behind the scenes of languages you thought you knew.
-Get into the culture and humour behind common - and not so common - English expressions and learn about the local languages that inspired them.

Synopsis

We're chuffed to bits to present this tour of Ole Blighty's lingo. It's the dog's bollocks! Try it out on the lads down your local, have a few pints, and don't worry about sounding naff - if it all goes pear-shaped, wait for the sound of 'Oh, bless!' as they pat you on the back and buy you another bevvie.

-Features special sections on Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, and Scots (Lallans).
-Lonely Planet's English Language & Culture series gets behind the scenes of languages you thought you knew.
-Get into the culture and humour behind common - and not so common - English expressions and learn about the local languages that inspired them.

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From the Publisher

This pocket-sized book plunges right into the meaning of scores of colorful but baffling expressions one encounters in British English...' β€”Chicago Tribune, August 5, 2007

Book Details

Published
March 1, 2007
Publisher
Lonely Planet Publications
Pages
256
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781864502862

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