British English A to Zed: Third Edition

It’s been yonks since the publication of the last edition of this essential reference for incurable Anglophiles. In the intervening years, chavs have thrown a wobbly over voddy in a milliard gastropubs. Make yourself happy as Larry with 5,500 easyto- look-up Briticisms, now crossreferenced in a handy American English index. Perfect for fans of British film and TV, and for lovers of proper British English. Includes hundreds of new entries, up-to-date information about pronunciation, punctuation, London and Cockney rhyming slang, usage and style, plus cultural essentials such as food names, units of measure, automotive and cricket terms and lots more.