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Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain by Susie Dent (Hardcover, 2016)

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jack brew (Army) making yourself a cuppa without making one for anyone else. bert (trainspotter) someone who sees trains simply as a way of getting from A to B. VIP (A&E doctor) Very Intoxicated Person. Kate Moss (golfer) a shot that's a bit thin. little brown job (twitcher) any bird that can't be wholly identified. disco rice (bin men) maggots. crotch watch (flight attendant) the seatbelt check. Have you ever wondered why football managers all speak the same way, what a cabbie calls the Houses of Parliament, or how ticket inspectors discreetly request back-up? We are surrounded by hundreds of tribes, each speaking their own distinct slanguage of colourful words, jokes and phrases, honed through years of conversations on the battlefield, in A&E, backstage, or at ten-thousand feet in the air. Here, at last, is a witty guide through the linguistic minefields that confront us all. Susie Dent has spent years interviewing hundreds of professionals, hobbyists and enthusiasts; the result is an idiosyncratic phrasebook like no other. From the Freemason's handshake to the publican's banter, DENT'S MODERN TRIBES takes us on a whirlwind tour of Britain, revealing its secret languages and finding out in the process what really makes us tick.

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PublisherJohn Murray Press

ISBN-139781473623873

eBay Product ID (ePID)225610662

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Book TitleDent's Modern Tribes: the Secret Languages of Britain

AuthorSusie Dent

FormatHardcover

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

GenreHumor

Number of Pages336 Pages

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Item Height222mm

Item Width144mm

Item Weight490g

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Title_AuthorSusie Dent

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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by 020bigmick
05 Dec, 2018
Susie Dent at her brilliant best.
If you like words and want to understand what people are saying, that they think you won't understand, this book will guide you through.
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by sennen09
14 Dec, 2016
perfect gift for a friend who loves words
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by chris194769
14 Dec, 2016
Delightful Dents
Informative humorous great to dip in and out of ' disco rice' still makes me smile!
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