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British English from a to Zed

内容简介

WhetheryouaretravelingtoGreatBritainorjustwanttounderstandBritishpopularculture,thisuniquedictionarywillansweryourquestions.BritishEnglishfromAtoZedcontainsmorethan5,500BritishtermsandtheirAmericanequivalents,eachwithashortexplanationoftheterm’shistoryandanexampleofitsuse.TheappendixesprovidevaluablesupplementalmaterialwithdifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanpronunciation,grammar,andspellingaswellastermsgroupedinspecificareassuchascurrency,weight,andnumbers.

Thisdictionarywillhelpyouunravelthemeaningsof:

•Berk(idiot)
•Bevviedup(drunk)
•Crisps(potatochips)
•Erk(rookie)
•Tojudder(toshake)
•Noughtsandcrosses(tic-tac-toe)
•Andmore!

GeorgeBernardShawfamouslysaidthattheBritishandAmericanswere“twopeoplesseparatedbyacommonlanguage.”Thisbookbridgesthatgap.

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