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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732865532Author Trish TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint PutkettleonbooksPublisher PutkettleonbooksWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732865532Author Trish TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint PutkettleonbooksPublisher PutkettleonbooksWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

A humorous and insightful guide to what the British really mean when they speak. In every walk of life, from relationships, to work, to politics, sport and the news, our everyday use of English harbours duplicities of meaning. We say 'I'm...

Desinged to meet the bilingual needs of the travelling business person, tourist and student, these language lessons cover common situations as well as the country's history and culture, social customs, restaurant practices and transportation systems...

What's ILL in one place can be WACK in another, or the same word can actually have TOTES different meanings. It's CRAY CRAY! From KEWL girls hitting on HENCH boys to wannabe gangstas hangin' with their DOGGS in the ENDZ, teen slang can leave NOOBS...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646042586Author Erin CoyneFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800992023Author Anne CakebreadFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 148mm * 105mm * 10mm

Underneath that chilled exterior is a potty-mouthed mouser ready to let rip. Sweary Cats features over 60 fabulous felines itching and scratching to tell it like it is, either through withering sarcasm or deeply insulting remarks. Cats may...

Modern Life is stressful. We all need to let off steam sometimes.In these pages, you will find many sweary word games to test the mind and bring you a sense of calm. Cursing is not big and it's not clever...Well, crack these puzzles to prove otherwise...

'Stuffed with entertaining detail ... Horrible Words is lively, provocative, witty and enlightening' The TimesNothing inflames the language purists like an illogical irregardless or a hideous otherization. But is it enough simply to dismiss these words...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524870102Author Adam SharpFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Andrews McMeel PublishingPublisher Andrews McMeel PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910551806Author Natalie BraberFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Bradwell BooksPublisher Bradwell Books

Providing comfort food and inspiration for the aspiring novelist, How To Write a Novel in 20 Pies offers novelist and writing coach Amy Wallen's insider secrets on living the writing life. Filled with chapters about writing, revising, submitting to an...

You know your one Nikita? You've seen her around town: always within 100 metres of Penneys (where she likes to spend her 'eurdos'), her hair done up in a 'hun bun', sporting her 'masso' runners and her eyebrows on fleek. In How to be Massive Nikita...

Pronunciation governs our regional and social identity more powerfully than any other aspect of spoken language. No wonder, then, that it has attracted most attention from satirists. In this intriguing book, David Crystal shows how our feelings about...

Pronunciation governs our regional and social identity more powerfully than any other aspect of spoken language. No wonder, then, that it has attracted most attention from satirists. In this intriguing book, David Crystal shows how our feelings about...

A hilarious, informative guide to language and grammar inspired by America’s favorite maverick.It would seem to go without saying that a strong understanding of how to use language properly and effectively is a requisite for success in the 21st century...

Originally published in 1950, this Lag’s Lexicon was compiled for a variety of reasons, with the object of entertainment, amusement, or enlightenment. The amateur authority on slang could derive pleasure in picking it to pieces and finding words which,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800994430Author Anne CakebreadFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845358075Author Sandy MitchellFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint D.C.Thomson & Co LtdPublisher D.C.Thomson & Co LtdWeight(grams) 165gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781450875554Author Publications International LtdFormat HardbackPage Count 704Imprint Publications International, LimitedPublisher Publications...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789766107710Author Shawn GrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Yard PublicationsPublisher Yard PublicationsWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553275193Author Steve MitchellFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Bantam Books IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 57gDimensions(mm) 174mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399958905Author Marcus Agerman RossFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Tasty HeroesPublisher Tasty Heroes

The Golden Age of Bullshit.Welcome to the golden age of bullshit, a wiki-wild world knee deep in half-truths and alternative facts, spin and bias, influence and insincerity, little white lies and tall tales, falsehoods and propaganda, and all sorts of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400032013Author Robert LanhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Three Rivers PressWeight(grams) 193g

Engage with everyday expressions in a completely different (and fun!) way, with this entertaining and interactive book of common phrases that can turn a humdrum gathering into a raucous game night.We use expressions all the time. When you feel sick,...

The Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage is the first attempt for over four hundred years to provide an authentic record of current English from the Caribbean archipelago, Guyana and Belize. Drawing its data from a broad range of enquiry through teacher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983471165Author Larissa LyonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Literary MadnessPublisher Literary MadnessWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

For several years, Chuck has crafted hilarious and inspirational thoughts of the day--they might begin with an optimistic salvo, but inevitably and mirthfully detour into the demon-summoning, robot-making, or confirming that humans are actually mythical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780740785672Author Allan ZulloFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Andrews McMeel PublishingPublisher Andrews McMeel PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732865549Author Trish TaylorFormat HardbackPage Count 154Imprint PutkettleonbooksPublisher PutkettleonbooksWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999730376Author Steve MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint RelativisticPublisher RelativisticWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 170mm * 12mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781567925906Author Peter BowlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint David R. Godine Publisher IncPublisher David R. Godine Publisher Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943687176Author L a RollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Underworld AmusementsPublisher Underworld AmusementsWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm)...

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year The witty and exuberant New York Times bestselling author and record-setting Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings relays the history of humor in "lively, insightful, and crawling with goofy factlings," (Maria Semple,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938849855Author Helena VenturaFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Prospect Park BooksPublisher Prospect Park BooksWeight(grams) 141g

Behold the 300 Ugliest Words in the English Language! Proceed at your own risk!J. R. R. Tolkien once said that cellar door is the most beautiful phrase in the English language; since then it has received quite a bit of attention from poets and linguists...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781921656804Author Lauder AfferbeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint The Text Publishing CompanyPublisher Text PublishingWeight(grams) 195g