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Words, Words Words!

By Eric Partridge

Book information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Year
2015
ISBN
9781317426448, 9781138915466
LCC
PE1585 -- .P378 2015eb
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1643461 bytes)
Series
Routledge Revivals: the Selected Works of Eric Partridge Series
Pages
243\0
Time added
2023-08-08 04:20:07
1914-1918 -- Language. ; Slang.English language -- Semantics. ; World War

Description

First published in 1933 (this edition in 1939), this book sees Partridge introducing the reader to the eccentric lexicographers Wesley and Captain Grose. In an entertaining way, the book jovially explores and discusses various words and phrases such as "bloody," euphemisms, the Devil s nicknames, various versions of slang, and familiar terms of address. He does so with light-worn learning making the book of interest to a whole variety of readers. "

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