Lonely Planet British Phrasebook - Softcover

Bartsch-Parker, Elizabeth; O'Maolalaigh, Roibeard; Burger, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0864424841 ISBN 13: 9780864424846

Publisher: Lonely Planet, 1999

Synopsis

'Lighthearted and informative. Amusing...lively...and eminently accessible. A fascinating store of information.'
- JDA Widdowson, Director, The National Centre for English Cultural Tradition, The University of Sheffield

• take a tour of the dialects of Britain
• order a pimple and blotch (scotch) at the rub-a-dub-dub (pub) and have a rabbit and pork (talk) with the locals
• slang and colloquial usage
• avoid embarrassing British - US differences
• cultural tips, festivals, food and shopping
• fit in at a football match or follow the cricket
• Scottish Gaelic and Welsh included

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Review:

"...Lonely Planet phrase books have long taken a hip, streetwise approach." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 27, 2004

"Lonely Planet Phrasebooks. Portable, pocket-size, cheap, and available for almost any country you might want to visit..." -- National Geographic Traveler, September 2006

About this edition

• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0864424841
• ISBN 13: 9780864424846
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320