| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 370 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; An Introduction to Slang; How to Use This Book; Part One: The Language of Particular Groups; Part Two: Slang in Areas of Everyday Life; Part Three: Slang of Particular Places and Times; Index |
| Summary |
Around 10,000 slang terms arranged in 100 thematic sections. Explores the slang of different groups and professions, from surfers to stockbrokers. Covers slang terms from all over the English-speaking world. Reveals the history of slang from medieval times to the present day. Pardon My English! looks into some of the shadier recesses of the English language, considering the slang terms used by different professions and sectors of society, the slang used in different countries and different parts of Britain, and the development of slang over the centuries. In doing so, it covers a huge variety |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries.
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English language -- Slang
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| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780550104625 |
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0550104623 |
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1281259446 |
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9781281259448 |
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