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Knickers in a Twist

Author : Jonathan Bernstein
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 0857869450
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (578 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.

Don't Get Your Knickers in a Twist!

Author : Paul Cookson
Publisher : Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 9780330397698
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Don't Get Your Knickers in a Twist! written by Paul Cookson and published by Macmillan Children's Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A superb collection of very clever, very funny poems based on idioms, figures of speech and generally playing with words for example - Giving a Dog a Bad Name, Raining Cats and Dogs, Losing Your Marbles, Keep Your Eyes Peeled and many many more. Paws For Thought; My dog was staring at his feet; Was it something he had caught? Why no My dog was thinking. He was having paws for thought. Roger Stevens

Creepy Pair of Underwear!

Author : Aaron Reynolds
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 148147670X
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 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!

Jack and the Flumflum Tree

Author : Julia Donaldson
Publisher : Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 9781509892457
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book Jack and the Flumflum Tree written by Julia Donaldson and published by Macmillan Children's Books. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set sail with Jack for an adventure on the high seas in this irresistibly funny story from the stellar partnership of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts - now reissued with a brand-new cover look.Jack's Granny is sick with a bad case of the moozles! And the only cure is the fruit of the flumflum tree which grows on the faraway Isle of Blowyernose. It's a perilous journey, but Jack bravely sets sail with a motley crew of three and a large patchwork sack that Granny has filled with an odd assortment of items from chewing gum to tent pegs. But what use will they be against hungry sharks, a leaky boat, and a thieving monkey?Jack and the Flumflum Tree is a fantastic, action-packed rhyming adventure from Julia Donaldson, bestselling author of The Gruffalo, with richly detailed illustrations from Rosie Revere, Engineer illustrator David Roberts.

Put Your Big Girl Panties On and Deal with It

Author : Roz Van Meter
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402250444
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 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.

Flying by the Seat of My Knickers

Author : Eliza Watson
Publisher : Elizabeth Watson
ISBN 13 : 0989521966
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (895 download)

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Download or read book Flying by the Seat of My Knickers written by Eliza Watson and published by Elizabeth Watson. This book was released on 2016-02-20 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Dictionary of Catch Phrases

Author : Eric Partridge
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134929986
Total Pages : 1315 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Catch Phrases written by Eric Partridge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 1315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases.

Gobsmacked!

Author : Ben Yagoda
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691262292
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Gobsmacked! written by Ben Yagoda and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2024-09-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "By the author of the blog Not One-Off Britishisms (NOOB), an account of when, how, and why various British terms and phrases have become part of contemporary American English. Critics and lexicographers have long noted the many differences between British and American English, and British writers and critics have complained about the invasion of Americanisms since at least the 1700s. More recently, however, a large number of words and phrases once thought to be strictly British English have worked their way into mainstream American writing and speech. Since 2011, Ben Yagoda has maintained a blog, Not One-Off Britishisms, in which he tracks, defines, and discusses British terms and phrases that have entered the American lexicon. In this short, entertaining book he collects his findings, charts the changes, and explores why certain UK expressions have taken hold in the US, sometimes even when a serviceable American equivalent exists. Chapters cover historical NOOBs, military slang, the top 40 NOOBs, insults, sport, food and drink, and faux NOOBs, along with notes on grammar, syntax, and pronunciation. See draft MS in the DAM"--

Itchy, Scritchy, Scratchy Pants

Author : Steve Smallman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848699410
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (994 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 2018-09-06 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!

The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: J-Z

Author : Eric Partridge
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415259385
Total Pages : 1150 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (593 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).

Harry Clarke

Author : David Cale
Publisher : Concord Theatricals
ISBN 13 : 0573707308
Total Pages : 55 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (737 download)

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Download or read book Harry Clarke written by David Cale and published by Concord Theatricals. This book was released on 2019 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry Clarke is the story of a shy midwestern man who feels more himself when adopting the persona of cocky Londoner Harry Clarke. Moving to New York and presenting himself as an Englishman, he charms his way into a wealthy family’s life, romancing two family members as the seductive and sexually precocious Harry, with more on his mind than love. With his spellbinding and emotionally nuanced storytelling, Cale has created a riveting story of a man leading an outrageous double life.

Knickers in a Twist

Author : Jonathan Bernstein
Publisher : Canongate Us
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knickers in a Twist written by Jonathan Bernstein and published by Canongate Us. This book was released on 2006 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brits and Americans dress the same, eat at the same chain restaurants, 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 UK, 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.

The Prodigal Tongue

Author : Lynne Murphy
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524704881
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book The Prodigal Tongue written by Lynne Murphy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHOSEN BY THE ECONOMIST AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR An American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English “English accents are the sexiest.” “Americans have ruined the English language.” Such claims about the English language are often repeated but rarely examined. Professor Lynne Murphy is on the linguistic front line. In The Prodigal Tongue she explores the fiction and reality of the special relationship between British and American English. By examining the causes and symptoms of American Verbal Inferiority Complex and its flipside, British Verbal Superiority Complex, Murphy unravels the prejudices, stereotypes and insecurities that shape our attitudes to our own language. With great humo(u)r and new insights, Lynne Murphy looks at the social, political and linguistic forces that have driven American and British English in different directions: how Americans got from centre to center, why British accents are growing away from American ones, and what different things we mean when we say estate, frown, or middle class. Is anyone winning this war of the words? Will Yanks and Brits ever really understand each other?

The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

Author : Tom Dalzell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317372522
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 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.

Whatever Gets You Through the Night

Author : Charlie Higson
Publisher : Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN 13 : 1408714264
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Whatever Gets You Through the Night written by Charlie Higson and published by Little, Brown Book Group. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Hugely entertaining' Sunday Times 'A perfect read' The Guardian 'Terrific' The i Most people travel to Corfu to escape the real world for a couple of weeks and embrace the fantasy of olive trees, sandy beaches, and little fishing boats bobbing on sparkling blue water under a warm sun. But not McIntyre. McIntyre's a fixer, specialising in getting people out of places they don't want to be with the minimum of fuss, publicity and violence. The job in Corfu should be easy - spring, Lauren, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, from the luxury compound of the tech billionaire, Julian Hepworth. Hepworth's young, handsome and charismatic - he's also a suspected paedophile, who, under the guise of training a girls' tennis team, has set up an abusive cult. But as McIntyre sets up his operation in the exclusive north eastern corner of the island, things quickly start to slip out of his control. First, Lauren's father turns up, threatening to give the game away, and soon, McIntyre's having to contend with Albanian gangsters, Greek drug dealers, psychotic bodyguards, flat earthers and spoilt, wealthy teenagers looking for dangerous kicks. To further complicate things, Lauren's planning her own 'jailbreak'. It looks like things are going to be a lot harder than McIntyre's used to. Luckily, he has his team around him, a motley and colourful bunch, each with their own speciality. The intertwined stories come together as the various characters all converge on a glamorous summer party at Hepworth's spectacular villa. Can McIntyre play the different factions off against each other and get Lauren to safety without things going horribly wrong? Whatever Gets You Through The Night is a crime novel with a thrillingly dark heart about the truths that lurk beneath the picture post card surface of a sunny Mediterranean idyll. Praise for Whatever Gets You Through the Night: 'Charlie Higson coming back to the world of adult thrillers is a major event. And what a comeback. Higson's new thriller will certainly get you through the night, though you may not get a lot of sleep...' Mark Billingham 'A hugely enjoyable sun-soaked thriller: hard-edged but warm, tense but funny, vividly ultra-modern and yet deliciously old-fashioned' Christopher Brookmyre

Blitzed

Author : Robert Swindells
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446498824
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Blitzed written by Robert Swindells and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George is fascinated by World War Two. Bombers, Nazis, doodlebugs. But he discovers the reality is very different from how he had imagined it when a school trip to a World War Two museum leads to a timeslip - and George is in London at the time of the Blitz! He joins up with a group of other homeless children, struggling to survive. And then they suspect someone they know of being a German spy...

A Christmas Arrangement

Author : Annie Adams
Publisher : Annie Adams
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Christmas Arrangement written by Annie Adams and published by Annie Adams. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Christmastime in Hillside, but holiday spirit is in short supply for busy flower shop owner Quincy McKay. She's in charge of the town festival and her shop's open house, but her Santa's a no-show and her flower cooler is on the fritz. To make matters worse, she's learned her ex-husband isn't as ex as she'd thought. Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, her boyfriend, hot cop Alex Cooper announces his parents are coming to town. Alex is the perfect man in Quincy's book, unfortunately his mother thinks he's perfect too. And no woman is perfect enough for her perfect son, especially not the weird flower shop girl who works too much, can't cook and who she catches kissing another man in the department store. And what's this she heard about Quincy being married? Eleanor Cooper must help her son dodge a bullet (and not the kind from his job) during the romantic holiday season to prevent him from being ensnared in a regrettable relationship. Quincy's dignity (of which lately she's in short supply), her reputation, and every business in town are riding upon the success of the city's Christmas celebration. If she can figure out a way to make it work despite failing equipment, helpers as flaky as the falling snow, and a troubling and inappropriate Secret Santa, she might win the respect of everyone in the town, but more importantly, Alex's parents. If Alex can survive his loving but meddling mother until Christmas, and keep Quincy safe from her crazy ex-husband, with a little help from the MLM (Mormon Ladies Mafia), and K.C. the she-Santa, he'll arrange for the perfect holiday for himself and the woman who has captured his heart.