Street Talk -2-: Slang Used by Teens, Rappers, Surfers, & Popular American Television Shows

by David Burke

A dictionary (no pronunciation) for parents (who are afraid to ask?) and for non-native speakers who might not have someone to ask. Definitely not scholarly (oooh, that mix-up of your and you're ), and not entirely rational in its organization (a single alphabetic listing would have served better than the subject-related sections e.g. geeky is defined in one section, geek in another). But still, most entries contain examples, the sections have slang-packed dialogs and exercises for practice and self-testing, and the intended audience will find the information fun and useful. Published by Optima Books, 270 N. Canon Dr., #1270, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

267 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1992

About the author

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See also: Fantasy author David Burke

David Burke is a documentary filmmaker and former 60 MINUTES writer/producer who came to Paris in 1986 for what he thought would be a year, but turned into more than twenty. Besides Writers in Paris, he has written two editions of HarperCollinss Access Paris, a travel guide to Mediterranean France, and numerous articles for magazines and web sites. He and his wife, producer/director Joanne Burke, have also made seven documentaries over these years and are working on a eighth.
He now divides his time between Paris and New York.

Reviews

[Mo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I studied this book during my militery service program!

[Katsumi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although Street Talk 2 shares many of the strengths of the first book (sample dialogues, plain English translation, exercises etc.), I found the vocabulary much less useful than in Street Talk 1.