Knickers With A Twist

Author : Jonathan Bernstein
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 0857869450
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knickers in a Twist written by Jonathan Bernstein and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brits and Americans dress the same, eat at the same chain restaurants and pass music back and forth across the Atlantic. But the second we Brits open our mouths, all bets are off. The aim of these unscholarly pages is to guide you through the jungle of British slang, uncovering the etymology but also illuminating the correct usage. And if it doesn't accomplish that, at least you'll be aware that when a British citizen describes you as a "wally," a "herbert," a "spanner," or a "bampot," he's not showering you with compliments. Knickers in a Twist is as indispensable as a London city guide, as spot-on funny as an episode of The Office, and as edifying as Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Screenwriter Jonathan Bernstein's collection of Cockney rhyming slang, insults culled from British television shows of yore, and regional and "high British" favourites provides hours of educational, enlightening, even lifesaving hilarity. PIG'S EAR Incompetent execution of a relatively simple task; also a delicious repast. BETTER THAN A POKE IN THE EYE WITH A SHARP STICK Another way of reminding an ungrateful recipient that the paltry amount he is receiving for, say, compiling a list of British slang is better than nothing at all. SICK AS A PARROT Horribly disappointed; most frequently employed by heartbroken UK football fans after their hopes of international glory are once again dashed. FANCY THE PANTS OFF To sexually desire someone so intensely that their clothes spontaneously disappear. Only the first four words of the previous sentence are technically accurate.

Author : Jonathan Bernstein
Publisher : Grove Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 1555847943
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knickers in a Twist written by Jonathan Bernstein and published by Grove Atlantic. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don’t play the silly bugger in front of your mates! Take a deep dive into British language and culture with this “hilarious and entertaining” reference (Chicago Tribune). Brits and Americans dress the same, eat at the same chain restaurants, and pass music back and forth across the Atlantic, and our national leaders are practically conjoined twins. But the second the Brits open their mouths, all bets are off. So don’t dream of visiting the United Kingdom, dating a Brit, or truly understanding what Jude Law is saying without this handy, hilarious, and informative guide to Britspeak. With the cheekiness of Austin Powers and the tidbit quotient of Schott’s Miscellany, screenwriter Jonathan Bernstein’s collection of Cockney rhyming slang, insults culled from British television shows of yore, and regional and “high British” favorites provides hours of educational, enlightening, even life-saving hilarity. And if it doesn’t accomplish that, at least you’ll be aware that when a British citizen describes you as a “wally,” a “herbert,” a “spanner,” or a “bampot,” he’s not showering you with compliments. Knickers in a Twist is as indispensable as a London city guide, as spot-on funny as an episode of The Office, and as edifying as Born to Kvetch and Eats, Shoots and Leaves. “Indispensable.” —Vanity Fair “Will probably do more for revolutionizing the way you and your nearest and dearest address one another than any other book out this year . . . Often bring[s] an overt chuckle.” —Edge New York

Author : Aaron Reynolds
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 148147670X
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creepy Pair of Underwear! written by Aaron Reynolds and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the celebrated team behind Creepy Carrots!, Aaron Reynolds and Caldecott Honor winner Peter Brown, comes a hilarious (and just a little creepy) story of a brave rabbit and a very weird pair of underwear. Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He’s not afraid of the dark, and he’s definitely not afraid of something as silly as underwear. But when the lights go out, suddenly his new big rabbit underwear glows in the dark. A ghoulish, greenish glow. If Jasper didn’t know any better he’d say his undies were a little, well, creepy. Jasper’s not scared obviously, he’s just done with creepy underwear. But after trying everything to get rid of them, they keep coming back!

Author : Jonathan Emmett
Publisher : Walker
ISBN 13 : 9781406329599
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pig's Knickers written by Jonathan Emmett and published by Walker. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pig's new polka-dot knickers make him feel so special that he can't stop showing off in them. 'What do you think of me in my new knickers?' he asks, as he parades proudly past his friends. But is it really Pig's knickers that are so extraordinary, or is it something else?

Author : Steve Smallman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848699427
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Itchy, Scritchy, Scratchy Pants written by Steve Smallman and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five nippy Vikings set out hiking, off on an adventure to find some yeti fluff. As in the chilly weather, no underpants are better, than a pair of knickers knitted from the stuff!

Author : Roz Van Meter
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402250444
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Put Your Big Girl Panties On and Deal with It written by Roz Van Meter and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Roz Van Meter offers solid advice on how to face life as a grown-up based upon her years of experience as a life coach... Simply put, Roz is warm, wise, and the girlfriend you have always wanted."—Reader Review With this insightful, touching, and often hilarious guide, Roz takes you from Training Pants straight through to Big Girl Panties, with plenty of laughs and lots of valuable advice along the way. This book will help you embrace self-care but also give you the tough love you need to escape your self-defeating patterns. Figure out how to tackle your problems like an adult, while protecting and cherishing your inner Little Girl. Rife with deeply personal, perhaps slightly embarrassing and often hysterical personal stories from the author herself, Put Your Big Girl Panties On and Deal With It is the guidebook for real women ready to take charge of their own lives.

Author : Mike Stenson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781909902589
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knickers with a Twist written by Mike Stenson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer
Publisher : Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 10679 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Dictionary English - French written by Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer and published by Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer. This book was released on with total page 10679 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary contains around 130,000 English terms with their French translations, making it one of the most comprehensive books of its kind. It offers a wide vocabulary from all areas as well as numerous idioms. The terms are translated from English to French. If you need translations from French to English, then the companion volume The Great Dictionary French - English is recommended.

Author : Tom Dalzell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317372522
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English written by Tom Dalzell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang. Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work. Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include: unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English published sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term’s use in print. hundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwords dating information for each headword in the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term’s origins and meaning New to this edition: A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia New terms from the language of social networking Many entries now revised to include new dating, new citations from written sources and new glosses The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning – it’s rude, it’s delightful, and it’s a prize for anyone with a love of language.

Author : Eric Partridge
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415259385
Total Pages : 1150 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: J-Z written by Eric Partridge and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entry includes attestations of the head word's or phrase's usage, usually in the form of a quotation. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).