Swear Like A Trooper

Author : William L. Priest
Publisher : Rockbridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781883522131
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swear Like a Trooper written by William L. Priest and published by Rockbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for the armchair linguist or the military historian, this is a comprehensive compilation of military lingo from Hannibal to Hanoi. Priest traces the evolution of each term or phrase as it moves from its point of origin to other branches of service and into foreign countries.

Author : M.J. Trow
Publisher : Constable
ISBN 13 : 147210983X
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swearing Like A Trooper written by M.J. Trow and published by Constable. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 1939, much military slang still dated to the trenches of 1914-18 - for instance words such as 'Berthas' (meaning big breasts), taken from the German Big Bertha gun . But World War II soon gave birth to a new wave of armed forces slang such as 'wizard prang', D.S.O (Dick Shot Off), and bazookas (back to breasts again). Some British terms came from the army's links with India, for instance 'zig-zig' or 'jig-jig' meaning sexual intercourse. Officers' euphemisms had to be acceptable in the Mess, for instance to 'lose one's cherry', 'extra-curricular activities', 'naval engagements' and 'dishonourable discharge'. The Americans were over-paid, over-sexed and over here and brought new slang with them: 'nugget' for a girl, 'on the rag' meant having a period and 'cheesecake' was GI slang for a gorgeous girl. And this was People's War, with civilians, women and children effectively in the front line. Women in particular were smoking, drinking, dancing and swearing like no female generation before...

Author : Gill Holcombe
Publisher : Spring Hill
ISBN 13 : 9781848033498
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fish pies and French fries, Vegetables, Meat and Something Sweet written by Gill Holcombe and published by Spring Hill. This book was released on 2013-11-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cooking dinner on a daily basis can be tricky. Add shortage of time, lack of inspiration, spiralling food prices and a fussy little eater (or two) to the mix and it seems practically impossible. But the good news is there are still dozens of wholesome, tasty, tried and tested recipes for you and your family to enjoy without breaking the bank or spending too much time shopping and cooking. This book is full of economical, uncomplicated everyday recipes and tips for busy people everywhere - so if you've got LESS money than sense, help is at hand.

Author : Brian Windley
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1728382920
Total Pages : 921 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book English-Russian/Russian-English Dictionary of Idioms written by Brian Windley and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-02-27 with total page 921 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An idiom is a group of words the actual meaning of which cannot easily be predicted from the specific meanings of the component words. Both the English and Russian languages are highly idiomatic. The use of idioms is natural to the speakers of a particular language, but has less or even no meaning to the speakers of another language. However, in any colloquial language there are also a host of overlapping idiomatic expressions, proverbs, phrases, and sayings which stretch the idiom definition. Moreover, there are often alternative words for certain words in an idiom, some idioms have more than one meaning, and extensive groupings have been made under certain major verbs and nouns. All these variations are given in this dictionary. This volume contains the most comprehensive dictionary of English to Russian and equivalent Russian to English idioms available worldwide today. There are in total about 10,000 entries of different idioms, but many have several alternatives in their groupings, which makes the overall total several times that number.

Author : John Ayto
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019954378X
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms written by John Ayto and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2010-07-08 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers entries for over six thousand idioms, including seven hundred new to this edition, and provides background information, additional cross-references, and national variants.

Author : James Augustus Henry Murray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1088 pages
Book Rating : 4.2V/5 ( download)

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Download or read book “A” New English Dictionary on Historical Principles written by James Augustus Henry Murray and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Matthew Evanoff
Publisher : Matthew Evanoff
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book English Idioms written by Matthew Evanoff and published by Matthew Evanoff. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning English idioms can be difficult for ESL speakers. This book will help simplify some of the common words and expressions native English speakers use. Use it as a reference, or read it as a learning exercise, and you will improve your English in no time at all!

Author : Geoffrey Hughes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317476778
Total Pages : 573 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Encyclopedia of Swearing written by Geoffrey Hughes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only encyclopedia and social history of swearing and foul language in the English-speaking world. It covers the various social dynamics that generate swearing, foul language, and insults in the entire range of the English language. While the emphasis is on American and British English, the different major global varieties, such as Australian, Canadian, South African, and Caribbean English are also covered. A-Z entries cover the full range of swearing and foul language in English, including fascinating details on the history and origins of each term and the social context in which it found expression. Categories include blasphemy, obscenity, profanity, the categorization of women and races, and modal varieties, such as the ritual insults of Renaissance "flyting" and modern "sounding" or "playing the dozens." Entries cover the historical dimension of the language, from Anglo-Saxon heroic oaths and the surprising power of medieval profanity, to the strict censorship of the Renaissance and the vibrant, modern language of the streets. Social factors, such as stereotyping, xenophobia, and the dynamics of ethnic slurs, as well as age and gender differences in swearing are also addressed, along with the major taboo words and the complex and changing nature of religious, sexual, and racial taboos.

Author : Ross Petras
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 0399581286
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means written by Ross Petras and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining and informative guide to the most common 150 words even smart people use incorrectly, along with pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and tangled histories of use and misuse. Even the most erudite among us use words like apocryphal, facetious, ironic, meteorite, moot, redundant, and unique incorrectly every day. Don’t be one of them. Using examples of misuse from leading newspapers, prominent public figures and famous writers, among others, language gurus Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras explain how to avoid these perilous pitfalls in the English language. Each entry also includes short histories of how and why these mistake have happened, some of the (often surprisingly nasty) debates about which uses are (and are not) mistakes, and finally, how to use these words correctly … or why to not use them at all. By the end of this book, every literati will be able to confidently, casually, and correctly toss in an “a priori” or a “limns” without hesitation.

Author : Bartlett Jere Whiting
Publisher : Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Proverbs and Proverbial Sayings written by Bartlett Jere Whiting and published by Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of British and American proverbs that are currently in use.