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British English from A to Zed Norman W. Schur

British English from A to Zed By Norman W. Schur

British English from A to Zed by Norman W. Schur


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For readers, travelers, and Anglophiles everywhere, this entertaining and authoritative resource is a cultural...

British English from A to Zed Summary

British English from A to Zed: A Definitive Guide to the Queen's English by Norman W. Schur

Whether you are traveling to Great Britain or just want to understand British popular culture, this unique dictionary will answer your questions. British English from A to Zed contains more than 5,500 British terms and their American equivalents, each with a short explanation of the term's history and an example of its use. The appendixes provide valuable supplemental material with differences between British and American pronunciation, grammar, and spelling as well as terms grouped in specific areas such as currency, weight, and numbers.

This dictionary will help you unravel the meanings of:

Berk (idiot)
Bevvied up (drunk)
Crisps (potato chips)
Erk (rookie)
To judder (to shake)
Noughts and crosses (tic-tac-toe)
And more!

George Bernard Shaw famously said that the British and Americans were two peoples separated by a common language. This book bridges that gap.

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GOR013935559
9781620875773
1620875772
British English from A to Zed: A Definitive Guide to the Queen's English by Norman W. Schur
Used - Like New
Paperback
Skyhorse Publishing
20130718
480
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