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Slang & dialect humour

Paperback. Describes the most significant features of English regional dialects, including in its scope the ancient vocabulary of the North, enriched by borrowings from medieval Norsemen, the important north/north midland dialect boundary, old forms of nouns like housen and childer and the remaining traces of extinct Cornish. Series: Shire Discovering. Num Pages: 64 pages, 6ill.10M. BIC Classification: 2AB; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 115 x 4. Weight in Grams: 94. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
4th ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780747801764
ISBN
9780747801764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.59

Paperback. A scourge of illiteracy and a thorn in the side of pretension, the author provides advice about the linguistic blunders that lie in wait for us, from danglers and four-letter words to jargon and even Welsh rarebit. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 195 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194318
ISBN
9780141194318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; 2AB; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 110 x 15. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Bradwell Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910551011
ISBN
9781910551011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.44

Paperback. This essential phrasebook collects the most colorful, explicit, and outrageous ways to tell people off in every part of the world. Featuring dozens of different languages, the sayings range from everyday swears to family curses to expressions for X-rated relations with animals. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162. 128 pages, illustrations. This essential phrasebook collects the most colorful, explicit, and outrageous ways to tell people off in every part of the world. Featuring dozens of different languages, the sayings range from everyday swears to family curses to expressions for X-rated relations with animals. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WHL. Dimension: 141 x 178 x 9. Weight: 162.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452110875
ISBN
9781452110875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Families up and down the UK have their own special vocabularies. Whether it's a slip of the tongue that becomes a permanent part of the family vernacular or a word invented when all others fail, this title presents a collection of more than hundred words from English speakers around the world. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216. Some light shelf wear else as new.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTG0007675
ISBN
9780753518199
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 15.99
€ 6.23

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Snake River Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906022150
ISBN
9781906022150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardcover. A collection of the most intriguing, amusing, and humorous native expressions used everyday around the Arab world Illustrator(s): MacMullen, Doriana. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774166792
ISBN
9789774166792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.36

Paperback. Series: Lern Yerself Scouse S. Num Pages: 84 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; WHL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 64.
Publisher
Scouse Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
84
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Condition
New
SKU
V9780901367013
ISBN
9780901367013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Bradwell Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909914001
ISBN
9781909914001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.44

Paperback. Rap music is famous for its double entendres and clever turns of phrase, until now no one has collected rap lyrics into an organised compendium. Enter UNDERSTAND RAP, a funny reference book based on a website of the same name, which explains the confusing terms and lyrics used in rap songs in a language even the most un-hip person can understand Num Pages: 192 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KI20003231
ISBN
9780810989214
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906307301
ISBN
9781906307301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Updated fourth edition of the hugely popular Dictionary of Bristle published in 2013 to celebrate the book's 10th anniversary. Editor(s): Jones, Richard. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Tangent Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
4th Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906477851
ISBN
9781906477851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 9. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Ulysses Press United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569755655
ISBN
9781569755655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781423642336
ISBN
9781423642336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Like the Scots language, the Scottish weather is rich in variety, full of lights and shades, drama, romance and beauty. This title helps to find out the meanings of smirr, dreich, moor and other Scots words for rain, snow, wind, sun, the forecast, the seasons and weather lore. Series: Say it in Scots!. Num Pages: 128 pages, b & w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 110 x 15. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Black & White Pub Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845021948
ISBN
9781845021948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 6.93

Paperback. A hilarious, outrageous Belfast parody of E.L. James's bestselling novel 50 Shades of Grey. Series: Maggie Muff Trilogy. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Blackstaff Press Belfast
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780856409059
ISBN
9780856409059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.78

Hardcover. Taking a humorous, nostalgic approach, Ronan Moore provides witty guide to all things distinctly Irish from weddings to wakes and everything in between that will leave you laughing all the way to the bog. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 176 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Gill & MacMillan, Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717168200
ISBN
9780717168200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Hardcover. This compact volume is a fresh and accessible guide to the best fun and excitement Ireland has to offer. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 2AFR; JFC; WHL; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360. This compact volume is a fresh and accessible guide to the best fun and excitement Ireland has to offer. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 2AFR; JFC; WHL; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780717170210
ISBN
9780717170210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.60

Paperback. Includes subjects from clothes (claes) to feelings through food and drink, socialising and that favourite Scottish topic - the weather. This work is an illustrated mini Scots/English thesaurus. It is approved by experts at the Scots Language Resource Centre. Num Pages: 96 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; CBF; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 106 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222599
ISBN
9781905222599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556221750
ISBN
9781556221750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.96

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