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Bum Bags and Fanny Packs: A British-American American-British Dictionary

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This book is the first place to turn when you encounter a Britishism or Americanism. The dictionary illuminates differences in vocabulary, usage, pronunciation, spelling, and the history of English, how and why differences arose, and what those differences are. More then 2,500 entries are listed on each side with a set of tables that includes national holidays, presidents, kings and queens, and money. The dictionary is an easy-to-read, light-hearted, and sometimes irreverent catalogue of the difference between American and British English. With a tone that is deliberately informal, much of the intrinsic humor shines through, but never at the cost of accuracy or detail.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Basic Books

Release: January 03, 2006

ISBN: 0786717025

ISBN 13: 9780786717026

Bum Bags and Fanny Packs: A British-American American-British Dictionary

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This book is the first place to turn when you encounter a Britishism or Americanism. The dictionary illuminates differences in vocabulary, usage, pronunciation, spelling, and the history of English, how and why differences arose, and what those differences are. More then 2,500 entries are listed on each side with a set of tables that includes national holidays, presidents, kings and queens, and money. The dictionary is an easy-to-read, light-hearted, and sometimes irreverent catalogue of the difference between American and British English. With a tone that is deliberately informal, much of the intrinsic humor shines through, but never at the cost of accuracy or detail.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Basic Books

Release: January 03, 2006

ISBN: 0786717025

ISBN 13: 9780786717026

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