Limehouse Nights, Tales of Chinatown
Author: Thomas Burke
Publisher:
Published: 1916
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13:
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Why Me?
Author: Robert Anthony Addis
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: 2012-05-09
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 146692201X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHaving dyslexia from childhood can make life difficult. I didn't let this phase me and worked at it to make something good come from it and I have in this autobiography. Its heartfelt, funny and serious and will leave you wanting to read more. From school days to holiday days, working life and living life, it's all here and all the uncertainties that life has to offer. By the time you get to the end you will understand, "why me?"
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Author: 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.
As Right as Rain
Author: Caroline Taggart
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Published: 2013-09-05
Total Pages: 171
ISBN-13: 1782430938
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book will explain how on earth 'off the cuff' came to express improvisation, why a 'gut feeling' is more intuitive than a brainwave, and who the heck is 'happy' Larry.
An Idiot's Love of Idioms 2
Author: Nick Smethurst
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Published: 2022-12-21
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 1035816555
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEver wondered where the sayings we commonly use originate? Sometimes the things we say, if we really think about it, make absolutely no logical sense. Take what I’m saying as read but not with a pinch of salt, I think this book will be a sight for sore eyes and will warm the cockles of your heart. This book won’t cost you an arm and a leg and you won’t have to push the boat out to buy it and I’m not trying to pull the wool over your eyes as there are no smoke and mirrors here. If you like idioms it might be right up your alley and I’ll stick my neck out and say you’ll find it top drawer. Hang fire you say, well, this kind of book only comes once in a blue moon so keep your hair on, don’t flip your lid and remember every cloud has a silver lining even if it’s not cloud nine. So don’t drop a clanger and cut me some slack, buy this book and I guarantee you I’ll have you in stitches.
Tusaayaksat – Winter 2016
Author: Tusaayaksat Magazine
Publisher: Tusaayaksat Magazine
Published: 2021-04-27
Total Pages: 80
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Shorter Slang Dictionary
Author: Paul Beale
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-09-02
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1134879520
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom abdabs to zit From pillock (14th century) to couch potato (20th century) From She'll be apples (Australia) to the pits (USA) This new collection brings together some 5,000 contemporary slang expressions originating in all parts of the English-speaking world. It gives clear and concise definitions of each word, supplemented by examples of their use and information about where and when they came into being. This entertaining reference work will be of use to students of English at all levels and a source of fascination to word-lovers throughout the world.
The Northeastern Reporter
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Publisher:
Published: 1928
Total Pages: 972
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Massachusetts, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, and Court of Appeals of New York; May/July 1891-Mar./Apr. 1936, Appellate Court of Indiana; Dec. 1926/Feb. 1927-Mar./Apr. 1936, Courts of Appeals of Ohio.
