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This history of English slang documents verbal predilections for the racier side of life, at the expense of the more quotidian, let alone respectable. It tackles its subject theme by theme including parts of the body, sex and drink and drunkenness.
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Jonathon Green is a highly respected lexicographer and Britain's foremost authority on slang; he recently added The Cassell Dictionary of Slang to an impressive list of related titles: amazon.co.uk said of this title that he had achieved for the second half of the 20th century what the legendary Eric Partridge did for the first half. The Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, The Slang Thesaurus, The Dictionary of Jargon and Neologisms all confirm his unrivalled scholarship and authority in this field. He is also the author of Famous Last Words, published by Kyle Cathie.
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'A thumping tribute to the magpie instincts of its author and to the English linguistic fecundity.' Jonathan Keates, Observer - 'Slang Down the Ages has a fresh slant, digging out many quaint, witty and disgusting locutions from the past and giving them dates.' Nicholas Bagnall, Sunday Times
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