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Item Details
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BRITISH ENGLISH A TO ZED
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| By: |
Norman Schur, Eugene Ehrlich, Richard Ehrlich |
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Hardback |
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£60.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0816064555 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780816064557 |
| Publisher: |
FACTS ON FILE INC |
| Pub. date: |
15 December, 2006 |
| Edition: |
3rd Revised edition |
| Pages: |
496 |
| Description: |
Provides an alphabetical listing of more than 5,500 "Briticisms" and their correlating "Americanisms". This edition includes discussions of British language, pronunciation, punctuation, style, usage, and culture; and sections on units of measure, automotive terms, cricket terms, and more. |
| Synopsis: |
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 new 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: Chav; Gastropub; Gutted; Happy as Larry; New Labour; Throw a wobbly; and more. |
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index, glossary, cross-references |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Facts On File Inc |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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