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British Language and Culture
We're chuffed to bits to present this tour of Ole Blighty's lingo. It's the dog's bollocks! Try it out on the lads down your local, have a few pints, don't worry about something naff -if it all goes pear-shaped, wait for the sound of 'Oh, bless!' as they pat you on the back and buy you another bevvie.
248 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2007
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A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
October 15, 2012
Excellent reference for how people talk in the various regions of England plus Wales, Cornwall and Scotland. Helpful tips for living among the British.
January 3, 2011
Good book. I think it has to many very obvious things - like tire/tyre - and some things which are missing but I've begun to learn from watching more and more BBC. There are, however, a lot of oddities I would not have known without this book.
August 26, 2013
I've read the updated March 2013 edition.
The book is lots of fun and full of interesting facts and expressions one might have heard and did not understand or plain didn't know at all.
The book is lots of fun and full of interesting facts and expressions one might have heard and did not understand or plain didn't know at all.
October 12, 2017
A very good insight to the marvels of the British culture and language! Having lived in GB for nearly 15 years, there were still things that I had not heard of - that the book made me acquainted with. A very interesting section on languages and dialects, all written in good humour! I was very pleasantly surprised with how researched and detailed the examples of the use of language were.
June 5, 2021
I most enjoyed the section about regional variations and languages. Very interesting for people who have heard a few different accents.
Also interesting little boxes explain some fun facts.
Also interesting little boxes explain some fun facts.
July 14, 2014
I was convinced such a book must exist so grabbed a copy when I spotted it. As a volume of culture based comedy it would be reasonable but this appears to be meant as a travel assistant...
Basically once you escape London (which the front cover clearly seems to think "British" is) and get into it the regional section some of the guide is utterly hopeless and likely to result certainly in Scotland in you receiving a torrent of angry swearing as opposed to friendly swearing (not covered in the book too well) if not (in Glasgow certainly) the phrase "Chib ye' yah Bas" (not in the book) and would be utterly hopeless if you found yourself... well anywhere outside the Borders really as it only looks at Lallans and Gaelic (which it archaically calls Highland Scots).
To give it even one start is being generous; or to put it in my mixed Dundee-Fife dialetc; "Eh widnae baither meh airse with thon shite".
Basically once you escape London (which the front cover clearly seems to think "British" is) and get into it the regional section some of the guide is utterly hopeless and likely to result certainly in Scotland in you receiving a torrent of angry swearing as opposed to friendly swearing (not covered in the book too well) if not (in Glasgow certainly) the phrase "Chib ye' yah Bas" (not in the book) and would be utterly hopeless if you found yourself... well anywhere outside the Borders really as it only looks at Lallans and Gaelic (which it archaically calls Highland Scots).
To give it even one start is being generous; or to put it in my mixed Dundee-Fife dialetc; "Eh widnae baither meh airse with thon shite".
August 4, 2016
a compact little books with all sorts of interesting info about British life and culture
August 13, 2014
This is a great book to carry with you on your travels to our cousins across the pond. This one has sections that make it easy to flip through.
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