The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang write by John Ayto. This book was released on 2005-01-01. The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A dictionary of modern slang draws on the resources of the "Oxford English Dictionary" to cover over five thousand slang words and phrases from throughout the English-speaking world.
The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang
The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang write by Grant Barrett. This book was released on 2006-06-08. The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Here is a wonderful Baedeker to down-and-dirty politics--more than six hundred slang terms straight from the smoke-filled rooms of American political speech. Hatchet Jobs and Hardball: The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang illuminates a rich and colorful segment of our language. Readers will find informative entries on slang terms such as Beltway bandit and boondoggle, angry white male and leg treasurer, juice bill and Joe Citizen, banana superpower and the Big Fix. We find not only the meaning and history of familiar terms such as gerrymander, but also of lesser-known terms such as cracking (splitting a bloc of like-minded voters by redistricting) and fair-fight district (which refers to areas redistricted to favor no political party). Each entry includes the definition of the word, its historical background, and illuminating citations, some going back more than 200 years. (We learn, for instance, that a term as seemingly current as political football actually dates back to before the Civil War.) Selected entries will have extended encyclopedic notes. The book also features sidebar essays on topics such as political words in Blogistan; a short history of "big cheese"; all about chads and the 2000 election; the suffix "-gate" and all the related Watergate terms; and the naming of legislation. Political junkies, policy wonks, journalists, and word lovers will find this book addictive reading as well as a reliable guide to one of the more colorful corners of American English.
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Oxford English Dictionary write by John A. Simpson. This book was released on 2002-04-18. Oxford English Dictionary available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
The Oxford Dictionary of Slang
The Oxford Dictionary of Slang - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Oxford Dictionary of Slang write by John Ayto. This book was released on 1999. The Oxford Dictionary of Slang available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Containing over 10,000 words and phrases, this is the ideal reference for those interested in the more quirky and unofficial words used in the English language. Including surprisingly old words such as booze and guzzle to the most up-to-date words like humongous and lunchbox, this fascinatingbook is sure to provide a stonking good read for all. Thematically arranged by chapter for easy browsing Words are arranged chronologically to show how the language has changed Contains word origins, illustrative examples from literature, and an easy-to-use AZ index 'hours of happy browsing for language lovers' Observer
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang write by John Ayto. This book was released on 2010-02-11. Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Offering coverage of over 6,000 slang words and expressions from the Cockney 'abaht' to the American term 'zowie', this is the most authoritative dictionary of slang from the 20th and 21st centuries.
