How to Talk Like a Local

A National Phrasebook from the author of Word Perfect

Susie Dent

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Arrow
15 February 2011

Language: history & general works; History; Slang & dialect humour

The first collection of local words and phrases to take in every region of the country

'Susie Dent is a national treasure' RICHARD OSMAN

'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' PAM AYRES

Would you be bewildered if someone described you as radgy? Do you know how to recognise a tittamatorter? And would you understand if someone called you a culchie?

How to Talk Like a Local gathers together hundreds of words from all over the country and digs down to uncover their origins. From dardledumdue, which means daydreamer in East Anglia, through forkin robbins, the Yorkshire term for earwigs, to clemt, a Lancashire word that means hungry, it investigates an astonishingly rich variety of regional expressions, and provides a fascinating insight into the history of the English language.

If you're intrigued by colourful words and phrases, if you're interested in how English is really spoken, or if you simply want to find out a bit more about the development of our language, How to Talk Like a Local is irresistible - and enlightening - reading.

'Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent and nobody writes about it more entertainingly' GYLES BRANDRETH

'It's an interesting and, at times, hilarious read. One for word-lovers' THE SUN

By: Susie Dent
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 110mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 139g
ISBN: 9780099514763
ISBN 10: 0099514761
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 15 February 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Susie Dent is an independent editor and translator who appears regularly in Countdown's 'dictionary corner'. She is the author of six editions of The Language Report, an annual guide to the new words and phrases that find their way into the English language.

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

An amenable, approachable but intelligent look at regional idiom and slang * thebookbag.co.uk * A scattershot guide to regional British vocabulary, from gutties to woollyback and beyond * Big Issue Scotland * It's an interesting and, at times, hilarious read. One for word-lovers * The Sun *