A Hundred Words and Phrases Ireland Gave the English Language
by Colin Murphy and Donal O'Dea
Price: $18.99
ISBN: 9781788495240
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
Pub Date: 2025-01-02
Format: Paperback
Imprint: The O'Brien Press
160 Pages
We Irish have enriched the English language with a slew of snazzy gems. Did you know we’re the ones behind quarks , electrons and vectors , Sudocrem and Wellington boots? So if some yahoo is getting on your nerves , don’t box him in the gob – hit him with Irishisms galore , and you’ll soon put the kibosh on his shenanigans . Y’ dig ?
How British First World War Soldiers Turned French into Slang
by Julian Walker
Price: $39.95
ISBN: 9781526765925
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Pub Date: 2021-05-11
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military
224 Pages
‘Napoo’, ‘compray’, ‘san fairy ann’, ‘toot sweet’ are anglicized French phrases that came into use on the Western Front during the First World War as British troops struggled to communicate...
Abraham Lincoln’s Six-Element Antidote for Meaningful and Persuasive Writing
by David Hirsch and Dan Van Haften
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 9781611214970
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Pub Date: 2019-07-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Savas Beatie
192 Pages
The Tyranny of Public Discourse can teach anyone how to use logic and reason to create persuasive writing. A byproduct of this is the civility that will ensue with an elevated public discourse. It establishes the six elements of a proposition as a verbal form of the scientific method—something Abraham Lincoln knew and used routinely. His logic and
Ever been lost for words or just completely mystified by what you hear? This is a new series of pocket books designed to introduce some of the wealth of the spoken and written word in Scotland to those who may not be familiar with them.
An updated version of the practical guide to Wenglish, the distinctive dialect of the South Wales valleys. Includes history, social and geographical context, grammar, alphabetical glossary, and exercises.
An argument for the centrality of language to humanity and culture, as globalization and expanding scientific knowledge create new threats to the "ecology" of language.
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