Canadian Slang Sayings And Meanings

Author : David LaChapelle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798711130703

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Canadian Slang Sayings and Meanings by David LaChapelle Pdf

In Canadian Slang Sayings and Meanings: Eh! there are over 1400 phrases with a number system for easy referencing. The meanings are described in a simple, clear and profound way. If you are learning Canadian English or visiting this book is a must read. You will want to have this book in your possession to understand what Canadians are speaking about and their culture. Eh!

Author : Bill Casselman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39015037454249

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Casselman's Canadian Words by Bill Casselman Pdf

Author : Bill Casselman
Publisher : Boston ; Toronto : Little, Brown Canada
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0316133140

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Casselmania by Bill Casselman Pdf

Words & phrases used by Canadians

Author : Bill Casselman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1552782727

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Canadian Sayings 2 by Bill Casselman Pdf

Folk sayings are passed by word of mouth in communities where life and work are shared, and Bill Casselman has collected 1,000 absolute beauties in this all new edition.

Author : Jonathon Green
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 1600 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0304366366

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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang by Jonathon Green Pdf

With its unparalleled coverage of English slang of all types (from 18th-century cant to contemporary gay slang), and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang was warmly received when its first edition appeared in 1998. 'Brilliant.' said Mark Lawson on BBC2's The Late Review; 'This is a terrific piece of work - learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating' said Jonathan Meades in The Evening Standard.But now the world's best single-volume dictionary of English slang is about to get even better. Jonathon Green has spent the last seven years on a vast project: to research in depth the English slang vocabulary and to hunt down and record written instances of the use of as many slang words as possible. This has entailed trawling through more than 4000 books - plus song lyrics, TV and movie scripts, and many newspapers and magazines - for relevant material. The research has thrown up some fascinating results

Author : Walter Spencer Avis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Canadian English language
ISBN : 0771519729

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A Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles by Walter Spencer Avis Pdf

Author : W.J. Kirwin,G. M. Story,J.D.A. Widdowson
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 847 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1990-11-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781442690653

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Dictionary of Newfoundland English by W.J. Kirwin,G. M. Story,J.D.A. Widdowson Pdf

The Dictionary of Newfoundland English, first published in 1982 to regional, national and international acclaim, is a historical dictionary that gives the pronunciations and definitions for words that the editors have called "Newfoundland English". The varieties of English spoken in Newfoundland date back four centuries, mainly to the early seventeenth century migratory English fishermen of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, and to the seventeenth to the nineteenth century immigrants chiefly from south-eastern Ireland. Culled from a vast reading of books, newspapers and magazines, this book is the most sustained reading ever undertaken of the written words of this province. The dictionary gives not only the meaning of words, but also presents each word with its variant spellings. Moreover, each definition is succeeded by an all-important quotation of usage which illustrates the typical context in which word is used. This well-researched, impressive work of scholarship illustrates how words and phrases have evolved and are used in everyday speech and writing in a specific geographical area. The Dictionary of Newfoundland English is one of the most important, comprehensive and thorough works dealing with Newfoundland. Its publication, a great addition to Newfoundlandia, Canadiana and lexicography, provides more than a regional lexicon. In fact, this entertaining and delightful book presents a panoramic view of the social, cultural and natural history, as well as the geography and economics, of the quintessential lifestyle of one of Canada's oldest European-settled areas. This second edition contains a Supplement offering approximately 1500 new or expanded entries, an increase of more than 30 per cent over the first edition. Besides new words, the Supplement includes modified and additional senses of old words and fresh derivations and usages.

Author : Captain Francis Grose
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781797203430

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A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Captain Francis Grose Pdf

A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is a profane guide to the slang from the backstreets and taverns of 18th-century London. This slang dictionary gathers the most amusing and useful terms from English history and helpfully presents them to be used in the conversations of our modern day. Originally published in 1785, the Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue was one of the first lexicons of English slang, compiled by a militia captain who collected the terms he overheard on his late-night excursions to London's slums, dockyards, and taverns. Now the legacy lives on in this colorful pocket dictionary. • Learn the origin of phrases like "birthday suit" and discover slang lost to time. • An unexpected marriage of lowbrow humor and highbrow wit Discover long lost antique slang and curse words and learn how to incorporate them into modern conversation. A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is perfect for enlivening contemporary conversation with historical phrases; it includes a topical list of words for money, drunkenness, the amorous congress, male and female naughty bits, and so on. • A funny book for wordplay, language, swearing, and insult fans, as well as fans of British humor and culture • Perfect for those who loved How to Speak Brit: The Quintessential Guide to the King's English, Cockney Slang, and Other Flummoxing British Phrases by Christopher J. Moore; Knickers in a Twist: A Dictionary of British Slang by Jonathan Bernstein; and The Official Dictionary of Sarcasm by James Napoli

Author : Bill Casselman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Humor
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029501751

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Canadian Sayings by Bill Casselman Pdf

Folk sayings are passed by word of mouth in a small communnity where life and work are shared. These 1,200 delightful and sometimes pungent sayings are annotated and arranged in over 130 categories, ranging from All is Well and All is No Well through Anger, Appearance, Bad Luck, Canadiana, Clumsiness, Excuses, Fatness, Liars, Machismo, Shyness, Ugliness, and Thinking, to Water, Weakness, Wealth, and Work. We think you'll so enjoy this latest Casselman collection that it will give you "a grin as wide as the St. Lawrence."!

Author : Julie Coleman
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191630729

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The Life of Slang by Julie Coleman Pdf

Bad-ass, bee's knees, and bomb-diffity - slang rules Teachers, politicians, broadcasters, and parents complain of the slang-infested language of today's teenagers. But slang has been around for centuries, always troubling those who take a purist line on the English language. In this entertaining book, Julie Coleman traces the development of slang across the English-speaking world and explores why and how it flourishes. She makes use of a marvellous array of sources, including newly available online records of the Old Bailey, machine-searchable historical newspaper collections, slang users themselves, scholarly works, and the latest tweets. It is a book guaranteed to teach you some new words that you shold never use in polite company.

Author : John Camden Hotten
Publisher : London : Chatto and Windus
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : English language
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004988478

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The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal by John Camden Hotten Pdf

Author : Bill Casselman
Publisher : McArthur
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Anglais (Langue) - Canada - Idiotismes
ISBN : 1552785696

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Canadian Words & Sayings by Bill Casselman Pdf

In this new anthology, Bill Casselman delights and startles with word stories from every province and territory of Canada. Did you know that to deke out is a Canadian verb that began as hockey slang, short for 'to decoy an opponent.' That Canada has a fish that ignites? On our Pacific coast, the oolichan or candlefish is so full of oil it can be lighted at one end and used as a candle.Did you know that the very first Skid Row or Skid Road in Canada was in Vancouver at the end of the 19th century? The term originated because out-of-work loggers drank in cheap saloons at the end of a road used to skid logs. Skids were greased logs used to slide rough timber to a waterway or railhead. The juicy lore and tangy tales of Canadian foods that founded a nation are here too: from scrunchins to rubbaboo, from bangbelly to poutine, from Winnipeg jambusters to Nanaimo bars. This is the book on Canada's words and sayings that should be in every house in the the country where people are proud to say: "That's Canadian, eh."

Author : Francis Grose
Publisher : Litres
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9785043821478

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1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose Pdf

Author : Julie Coleman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199571994

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The Life of Slang by Julie Coleman Pdf

Offers a portrait of an aspect of the English language that is slang, from Old English to contemporary slang, and shows why and how slang is used and how it has developed in English-speaking nations around the world.

Author : Edrick Thay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-16
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1926677110

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Weird Canadian Words by Edrick Thay Pdf

Anorak, butter tart, ballicatter, kayak, stubby, toonie--these are familiar Canadian words. But where did they come from? What quirks of language and fate have made them truly Canadian? Even though we speak the same language as the Yanks and the Brits, Canadians have a unique dialect that is recognized around the world, and each province has its own eccentricities. Edrick Thay presents well-known and obscure Canadianisms in this often-humorous glossary of words from across the country: ? all-Canadian words--Canuck, hockey, loonie, Medicare, tuque and the ubiquitous eh ? Qu?b?cois words--tourti?re, cretons, shivaree and Bombardier ? words from Ontario--BeaverTails, reeve, Wonderbra and zipper ? West Coast terms--potlatch, hooch, Nanaimo bar and skookum ? words of the sea-faring Atlantic provinces--screech, ballicatter, slob ice and blue nose ? aboriginal words--skookum, potlatch, chinook and high muckamuck ? western Canadianisms--canola, Bloody Caesar, bunnyhug, M?tis and stubble jumper ? and words of the North--inuksuk, Klondike, mukluk, pingo and toboggan.