The Complete Patter: "The Patter: Guide to Current Glasgow Usage" and "The Patter: Another Blast"

Munro, Michael

ISBN 10: 0862416191 / ISBN 13: 9780862416195

Published by Canongate Books Ltd, 1996

About this Item

0862416191 Light cover wear. Previous owner's name inside front cover. No highlighting. No underlining.

Seller Inventory # 0862416191NOE

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Patter: "The Patter: Guide to Current Glasgow Usage" and "The Patter: Another Blast"
• Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0862416191
• ISBN 13: 9780862416195
• Binding: PAPERBACK
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Do you have a baldy clue as to who the Bear and Junglies are? Fancy a day out at Fort Weetabix? Or would you rather settle down with some swedgers? After all you don't want to be a stank dodger. If you can understand it, then this is a definitive dictionary.

About the Author

Michael Munro has lived in Glasgow all his life and is the leading authority on the city's unique and expressive dialect. The Complete Patter, first published in 1986, has become a cult classic and achieved best-seller status. He has worked as a lexicographer with Collins and is now a freelance writer, editor and lexicographer.