Blimey, I'm Knackered!: An American's Survival Guide to British English
Autor Marshall Hall Ilustrat de Mark Cowieen Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 noi 2021
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Benjamin Franklin Award (2022), Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (2021)
Any American who has ever visited the UK can report humorous or awkward interchanges in which communication broke down. Why? Because while the two countries share a common language, there are profound-and often confusing-differences in usage, colloquialisms, terminology, and slang.
Blimey, I'm Knackered: An American's Survival Guide to British English to the rescue! This delightful compendium of terms, colloquialisms, acronyms, abbreviations, and slang by American scholar and longtime UK resident Marshall Hall is not only a fascinating and useful reference work, it's a delightful read for all who enjoy the evolution and vicissitudes of language and culture.
Nineteen sections cover all aspects of life:
- Buildings and Structures
- Colloquialisms
- Different Names and Pronunciations
- British Slang
- Pejoratives, Insults, and Derision
- Driving and Transportation
- The Education System
- Cooking and Foods
- Geography and the Countryside
- Around the Home
- People, Professions, and Businesses
- Down the Pub
- Wardrobe
- In and Around London
- Place Names
- Politics, Titles and the "Realm"
- Anatomy and Naughty Bits
- Rhyming Slang
- Bits and Bobs
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781945501494
ISBN-10: 1945501499
Pagini: 330
Dimensiuni: 139 x 215 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: Imbrifex Books
ISBN-10: 1945501499
Pagini: 330
Dimensiuni: 139 x 215 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: Imbrifex Books
Notă biografică
A professor of socio-anthropology with a lifelong interest in travel and linguistics, Marshall Hall began life on an Ohio farm. He moved from the University of Cincinnati to teach at the American College in London. 33 years later, he still calls the UK home. He is married to an English woman, has UK citizenship, and lives in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, just outside central London.
Premii
- Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist, 2022
- Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Silver Medal Winner, 2021