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Book Description
'Lighthearted and informative. Amusing...lively...and eminently accessible. A fascinating store of information.'
- JDA Widdowson, Director, The National Centre for English Cultural Tradition, The University of Sheffield
- take a tour of the dialects of Britain
- order a pimple and blotch (scotch) at the rub-a-dub-dub (pub) and have a rabbit and pork (talk) with the locals
- slang and colloquial usage
- avoid embarrassing British - US differences
- cultural tips, festivals, food and shopping
- fit in at a football match or follow the cricket
- Scottish Gaelic and Welsh included
- Book Details
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- ISBN-10: 0864424841
- ISBN-13: 9780864424846
- Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
- Pub date: Aug 01, 1999
- Dimensions: 13 cm x 9 cm x 1 cm Just how big is that?
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