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Author:   Susie Dent
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.298kg
ISBN:  

9780198610120

ISBN 10:   0198610122
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   01 December 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Bubbling Under: The Words of the Moment; Words Apart: 1904 vs 2004; Something Borrowed, Something New; Talking on the Level: Biz Words and Buzz Words; Daggers and Diplomacy: The Language of Politics; Words on a Plate: The Language of Food and Drink; Words in the Wardrobe The Language of Fashion; Hackers, Crackers, Lamers, and Gamers: Language Online; Virtual Conversations; Boos, Babes, and Cribs: The New Street Slang; Keeping Their Word: the Language of Brands; So Not Liking That: Grammatical Grievances; Patterns of Punctuation; Change or Decay? New Pronunciations; Speaking Englishes; It's Earlier Than You Think; Anything goes? Changing taboos; Watching Tennis at Eastbourne: the Changing Face of Euphemism; Figuratively speaking; The Language of Events; Word Histories; Reading TV; Language On Vacation: The Art of the Headline; A Word A Year: 1904-2004

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Susie Dent is and editor and translator. She appears regularly on the popular British game show ""Countdown"" as the quiz's resident dictionary expert.

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