NTC's Dictionary of British Slang and Colloquial Expressions
Author: Ewart James
Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780844208398
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRead and Download eBook Full
Author: Ewart James
Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780844208398
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Tony Thorne
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 513
ISBN-13: 140810220X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions. In this convenient paperback edition of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, language and culture expert Tony Thorne explores the ever-changing underworld of the English language, bringing back intriguing examples of eccentricity and irreverence from the linguistic front-line. "Thorne is a kind of slang detective, going down the streets where other lexicographers fear to tread." Daily Telegraph
Author: Richard Spears
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Published: 2000-02-01
Total Pages: 578
ISBN-13: 0071392041
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe revised and updated third edition of this comprehensive slang dictionary has more than 800 new expressions. Realistic example sentences--provided for each sense of every entry--show how expressions are used in current, everyday American English. Pronunciations and cautionary notes are provided as needed, and a Phrase-Finder Index helps users locate entries quickly.
Author: John Camden Hotten
Publisher:
Published: 1865
Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Albert Barrère
Publisher:
Published: 1889
Total Pages: 568
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ntc
Publisher:
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9788176493291
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Eric Partridge
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-05-02
Total Pages: 1426
ISBN-13: 1134963653
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe definitive work on the subject, this Dictionary - available again in its eighth edition - gives a full account of slang and unconventional English over four centuries and will entertain and inform all language-lovers.
Author: Ewart James
Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780844204680
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCriss-cross (crossword puzzle), jam sandwich (police car), and pull the moody (sulk) are examples of nearly 2,000 amusing and quirky slang expressions defined and included in over 4,000 example sentences. This is an abridged edition of NTC's Dictionary of British Slang and Colloquial Expressions' extensive cross-referencing.
Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: Ntc Publishing Group
Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780658001574
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere's something new and exciting from NTC, the leading publisher of books for students of English as a second language. Electronic dictionaries on CD-ROM make it easy to look up a word or phrase instantly and have access to thousands of typical American English example sentences. The student can store selected entries in his or her personal electronic notebook. Conduct faster, easier research with eDictionaries on CD-ROM -- Open and search any number of dictionaries at once -- Internet link provides updates and additional entries -- Free on-line site for purchasing additional reference materials -- Each eDictionary also includes two bonus dictionaries: NTC's Dictionary of Acronyms and Abbreviations and NTC's Dictionary of Proverbs and Cliches
Author: Richard Spears
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780844201115
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLearning everyday expressions is now more convenient for non-native speakers of English thanks to these pocket-size dictionaries. Each is a compact, yet complete and up-to-date, reprint of one of NTC's top-selling ESL titles.This includes rhyming slang (bees and honey for "money"), back slang (eefink for "knife"), and everyday slang expressions such as bangers and mash for "sausages and mashed potatoes", plus nearly 2,000 other uniquely British expressions, with definitions and example sentences provided for each.