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Provides information about British pronunciation, punctuation, and word use in comparison to American styles.
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Provides definitions and histories for unusual and unfamiliar English words, and includes examples of their use
Provides pronunciation, definition, and usage for a thousand useful vocabulary words
This collection offers a rich sampling of unfamiliar and strange words in theEnglish language and their definitions.
This guide to the language differences between the United States and United Kingdom is “a fascinating collection full of all kinds of surprises” (Minneapolis Star Tribune). Taxi rank . . . toad in the hole . . . dustman . . . fancy dress . . . American visitors to London (or viewers of British TV shows) might be confused by these terms. But most Britons would be equally puzzled by words like caboose, bleachers, and busboy. In Divided by a Common Language, Christopher Davies explains these expressions and discusses the many differences in pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary between British and American English. He compares the customs, manners, and practical details of daily life in t...
A rigorously researched, wickedly witty, and eminently useful collection of over 5,000 Briticisms (and Americanisms).
`This is an excellent text which charts a safe path for students through the minefield that is contemporary British party politics in a wonderfully efficient yet engaging way.'---Colin Hay, University Of Sheffield --
Provides American equivalents for nearly five thousand Briticisms and explains the history of each expression
A directory of British titles of nobility and the surnames of those who have borne them, compiled with rank, nationality, ownership, approximate period, and fate.