British English A to ZEd (The Facts on File Writer's Library) - Softcover

Schur, Norman W.; Ehrlich, Eugene H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 081604239X ISBN 13: 9780816042395

Publisher: Checkmark Books, 2001

Synopsis

Thoroughly revised and updated, this authoritative language reference provides American equivalents for nearly five thousand Briticisms and explains the history of each expression, with information on pronunciation, punctuation, language usage, and style. Simultaneous.

About this title

About the Author:

Norman W. Schur was a lawyer, a graduate of Columbia Law School, and a lexicographer. His first book British Self-Taught: With Comments in American was published in 1973 and revised in 1980, 1987, and 2007. He passed away in 1992.

From Booklist:

Besides the familiar lorry and pub, the approximately 5,500 Briticisms covered in this dictionary include words and phrases that will be unknown to many Americans as well as terms used in both the U.S and Britain but that have different meanings (lame duck, for example, which in Britain means a person unable to cope). Entries indicate the American equivalent for each Briticism and usually provide additional explanation. Appendixes outline the basic differences between British and American English regarding syntax, pronunciation, punctuation, and spelling, and provide a means of identifying terms in specific areas, including cricket, currency, and weights and measures. An index to American equivalents completes the volume. New to this edition are armcake, gastropub, and lager lout, among others. Cheers! Mary Ellen Quinn
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About this edition

• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 081604239X
• ISBN 13: 9780816042395
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 430