How to Talk Like a Local: A National Phrasebook from the author of Word Perfect

Author:   Susie Dent
Publisher:   Cornerstone
ISBN:  

9780099514763


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   03 February 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Susie Dent
Publisher:   Cornerstone
Imprint:   Arrow Books Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 11.10cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.140kg
ISBN:  

9780099514763


ISBN 10:   0099514761
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   03 February 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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An amenable, approachable but intelligent look at regional idiom and slang * thebookbag.co.uk * A scattershot guide to regional British vocabulary, from gutties to woollyback and beyond * Big Issue Scotland * It's an interesting and, at times, hilarious read. One for word-lovers * The Sun *


It's an interesting and, at times, hilarious read. One for word-lovers The Sun A scattershot guide to regional British vocabulary, from gutties to woollyback and beyond Big Issue Scotland An amenable, approachable but intelligent look at regional idiom and slang thebookbag.co.uk


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Susie Dent is a lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner. An independent editor and translator, Dent is the author multiple books that explore the joys of language, including Word Perfect, and How To Talk Like A Local. Previously, Dent has also worked across numerous editions of The Language Report, an annual guide to the new words and phrases that find their way into the English language.

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