How To Talk Like a Local: A Complete Guide to English Dialects - Hardcover

Dent, Susie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1905211791 ISBN 13: 9781905211791

Publisher: Random House Business Books, 2010

Synopsis

When it’s cold, are you nithered, taters or perishing? The English language in Britain changes from county to county, with hundreds of local words to discover. Susie Dent’s beguiling guide to these words charts their origins and development.

About this title

About the Author:

Susie Dent is an independent editor and translator who appears regularly in Countdown's 'dictionary corner'. She is the author of six editions of The Language Report, an annual guide to the new words and phrases that find their way into the English language.

Review:

"It's an interesting and, at times, hilarious read. One for word-lovers."  —The Sun

"A scattershot guide to regional British vocabulary, from "gutties" to "woollyback" and beyond."  —Big Issue Scotland

"An amenable, approachable but intelligent look at regional idiom and slang."  —thebookbag.co.uk

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Business Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1905211791
• ISBN 13: 9781905211791
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224