Blimey, I'm Knackered! : An American's Survival Guide to British English / Marshall Hall and Mark Cowie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Marshall, 1951- author.

Cowie, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Great Britain--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.

English language.

English language--Great Britain--Terms and phrases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Las Vegas, NV : Imbrifex Books, [2021]

Summary:

"Blimey, I'm Knackered is the perfect companion for anyone desiring to bridge the gap between US and UK English or who simply enjoys the evolution of language and culture. American scholar and longtime UK resident Marshall Hall has organized his insightful definitions and explanations of British idioms, colloquialisms, abbreviations, acronyms, and slang into nineteen entertaining and revealing chapters covering everything from transportation and food to politics, education, and wardrobe"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Introduction

1. Buildings and Structures

2. Colloquialisms

3. Different Names and Pronunciations

4. British Slang

5. Pejoratives, Insults, and Derision

6. Driving and Transportation

7. The Education System

8. Cooking and Foods

9. Geography and the Countryside

10. Around the Home

11. People, Professions, and Businesses

12. Down the Pub

13. Wardrobe

14. In and Around London

15. Place Names

16. Politics, Titles and the "Realm"

17. Anatomy and Naughty Bits

18. Rhyming Slang

19. Bits and Bobs

Afterword

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781945501500

1945501502

OCLC:

1227791044