Bum Bags and Fanny Packs: A British-American American-British Dictionary - Brossura

Smith, Jeremy

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0786717025 ISBN 13: 9780786717026

Casa editrice: Basic Books, 2006

Riassunto

This book is the first place to turn when you encounter a Britishism or Americanism. The dictionary illuminates differences in vocabulary, usage, pronunciation, spelling, and the history of English, how and why differences arose, and what those differences are. More then 2,500 entries are listed on each side with a set of tables that includes national holidays, presidents, kings and queens, and money. The dictionary is an easy-to-read, light-hearted, and sometimes irreverent catalogueue of the difference between American and British English. With a tone that is deliberately informal, much of the intrinsic humour shines through, but never at the cost of accuracy or detail.

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Descrizione del libro:

The most comprehensive, up-to-date, useful (and humorous) translation dictionary for those navigating the murky waters of American and British English, where a ball point is a biro and a bobby is a copper

L'autore:

Jeremy Smith grew up in southeast England, went to the kinds of schools now depicted in movies, and graduated as a botanist from London in 1976. He migrated to California, began life as a computer professional, and avoided being in movies. His hobbies include global travel, artificial life, and going to the movies.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Basic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0786717025
• ISBN 13: 9780786717026
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320