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First published in 1933 (this edition in 1939), this book sees Partridge introducing the reader to the eccentric lexicographers Wesley and Captain Grose. In an entertaining way, the book jovially explores and discusses various words and phrases such as ""bloody"", euphemisms, the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2015.
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| Colección: | Routledge Revivals: The Selected Works of Eric Partridge.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | First published in 1933 (this edition in 1939), this book sees Partridge introducing the reader to the eccentric lexicographers Wesley and Captain Grose. In an entertaining way, the book jovially explores and discusses various words and phrases such as ""bloody"", euphemisms, the Devil's nicknames, various versions of slang, and familiar terms of address. He does so with light-worn learning making the book of interest to a whole variety of readers |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781317426448 1317426444 9781317426431 1317426436 9781317426424 1317426428 9781315690216 1315690217 |