Language

'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' Pam Ayres'Susie Dent is a national treasure' Richard OsmanWelcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary...

**A perfect loo book - full of fiendishly clever word games and brainteasers**Ah, the tedium of the toilet. The boredom of the the bathroom. If only there was a more edifying way to pass the time while carrying out your morning ablutions.Well now there...

Russell Ash has trawled parish registers and censuses going back 900 years to compile the first ever complete book of breathtakingly unlikely-but-true British names. It features an incredible and diverse range of totally genuine names, evoking everything...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909732728Author Books by BoxerFormat HardbackImprint Bee Three BooksPublisher Books By Boxer

A highly popular and informative guide to the Scots language in an attractive format. Contains words and phrases from both literary and everyday language, this is the perfect wee dictionary of Scots for native and non-native speakers alike. ...

Roger's Profanisaurus has long been one of the most popular sections in Viz Comic. And now, as the magazine celebrates its 45th year disgracing the shelves of shops in Britain and around the world, we're pushing out our beefiest ever volume of foulage -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569757864Author Van James TFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 120g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612436685Author Andrew ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 250g

Did you know that . . . a soldier's biggest social blunder is called jack brew - making yourself a cuppa without making one for anyone else? That twitchers have an expression for a bird that can't be identified - LBJ (the letters stand for Little Brown...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855682573Author Arnold KellettFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Dalesman Publishing Co LtdPublisher Dalesman Publishing Co LtdWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855682573Author Arnold KellettFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Dalesman Publishing Co LtdPublisher Dalesman Publishing Co LtdWeight(grams)...

In On the Tip of My Tongue, logophile and television star Tom Read Wilson takes a delicious dive into the etymology and usage of words, euphemisms and bon mots. Written with his trademark sparkling wit, the star of Celebs Go Dating and self-avowed...

The classic pocket guide to the language of London. This wonderful little guide to cockney rhyming slang contains over 1,700 old and new rhymes translated from Cockney to English and English to Cockney, including:Custard and jelly - tellyHot cross bun -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784614058Author David JandrellFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa

There are many ways prospective authors routinely sabotage their own work. But why leave it to guesswork? Misstep by misstep, How Not to Write a Novel shows how you can ensure that your manuscript never rises above the level of unpublishable drivel; that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646042616Author Gabrielle EuvinoFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946928095Author George ToddFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Butler PublishingPublisher Butler Publishing

The perfect stocking filler for anyone who imagines themselves flying a spitfire . . . Drop your visiting cards, put aside your beer-lever, stop being a half-pint hero and discover the gloriously funny slang which was part of everyday life in two world...

Pedantic about punctuation or scrupulous about spelling? You'll love this hilarious and definitive guide to 21st century language from grammar-guru Gyles Brandreth'Brandreth excels . . . in all his linguistic joie de vivre' GuardianDon't know if it's,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855682702Author Peter LindupFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Dalesman Publishing Co LtdPublisher Dalesman Publishing Co LtdWeight(grams)...

The Meaning of Liff has sold hundreds of thousands of copies since it was first published in 1983, and remains a much-loved humour classic. This edition has been revised and updated, and includes The Deeper Meaning of Liff, giving fresh appeal to Douglas...

Pedantic about punctuation or scrupulous about spelling? You'll love this hilarious and definitive guide to 21st century language from grammar-guru Gyles Brandreth. 'Brilliant, clear, entertaining, very funny and often outright silly. Brandreth excels . ...

Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2019, Diary of a Somebody is a unique mix of poetry and diary by the unofficial Poet Laureate of Twitter, the enigmatic Brian Bilston.'If you like a) laughing or b) words which rhyme with each other, you will...

The Scots have a unique way of communicating their feelings. Their sayings are cheeky, to the point, rude and always funny. Scotland's bestselling humour author is back with his latest collection of hilarious Scottish sayings.'Away an' bile yer heid an'...

Welcome to Europe as you've never known it before, seen through the peculiarities of its languages and dialects. Combining linguistics and cultural history, Gaston Dorren takes us on an intriguing tour of the continent, from Proto-Indo-European (the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855683716Author Adrian BraddyFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Dalesman Publishing Co LtdPublisher Dalesman Publishing Co Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789768184306Author Kevin HarrisFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint LMH PublishingPublisher LMH PublishingWeight(grams) 128g

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERYour ultimate guide to the art of winning argumentsEveryone is always trying to persuade us of something: politicians, advertising, the media, and most definitely our families. Thank You for Arguing is your master class in...

"Be in no doubt: the beer was drunk but the man drank the beer.""We must avoid vulgarities like 'front up'. If someone is 'fronting up' a television show, then he is presenting it."Simon Heffer's incisive and amusingly despairing emails to colleagues at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909732704Author Books By BoxerFormat PaperbackImprint Bee Three BooksPublisher Books By Boxer

This last year has been one of great turmoil as wars, epidemics and extreme climate events have ravaged the globe. Sometimes it has felt as if the old certainties that have shored up our worldview for so long are being swept away in an unstoppable...

Find out what the gaeilgeoir means when he/she uses the Irish words for 'nerdy', 'well-hung', 'effing and blinding', 'slimeball' or 'drop-dead-gorgeous'? It's all there, with numerous entries under the letters C and F. Already a cult hit, Kiss My... will...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906477851Author Harry StokeFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Tangent BooksPublisher Tangent BooksWeight(grams) 135gDimensions(mm) 145mm * 109mm * 9mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800993402Author Anne CakebreadFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 148mm * 105mm * 10mm

A curse word generator that creates x-rated, humorous, and socially unacceptable curse words for any and every situation.Face it, sometimes a standard curse word or expletive just won't do. Whether you're annoyed with your neighbor, agitated with your...

From the monotonous lark to the rough-faced shag, these poor birds have us all asking: ARE ORNITHOLOGISTS OK? Some people will literally name all the birds instead of going to therapy, and this book exposes all the...

Keep your swearing as fresh as a f*cking daisy with The Little Book of Profanities. There's nothing better than that perfect swear word. In a battle of wits, it can make all the difference. And, like all things in life, variety is the spice of swear...

This essential phrasebook collects the most colourful, explicit and outrageous ways to tell people off in different languages from all around the world. Featuring dozens of different languages, the sayings range from everyday swears to family curses to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902674490Author Louise MaskillFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Bradwell BooksPublisher Bradwell Books

THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT FRANCE: You burnt Joan of Arc! ? Smuggling live chickens into rugby matches is patriotic ? How many times to kiss on the cheek ? Where not to cross the road ? French guns don't go 'bang' ? What do you call a party? ? bon...