How to Talk Like a Local: A National Phrasebook from the author of Word Perfect

From dardledumdue, which means daydreamer in East Anglia, through forkin robbins, the Yorkshire term for earwigs, to clemt, a Lancashire word that means hungry, this title investigates an astonishingly rich variety of regional expressions, and provides insight into the history of the English language.

• | By (Author): Susie Dent
• | Publisher: Cornerstone
• | Publication Date: Feb 03, 2011
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0099514761
• | ISBN-13: 9780099514763