- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Virgin Books (16 Oct 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0753518198
- ISBN-13: 978-0753518199
- Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 1.8 x 20.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 540,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A DICTIONARY FOR ANYONE WHO THINKS THEIR FAMILY SPEAKS ITS OWN LANGUAGE
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With an afterword by David Crystal and contributions from Philip Pullman, Jilly Cooper, Jeremy Vine and Meera Syal, all life is here. Become part of the Kitchen Table Lingo community and write your words in now!
'Seen the bloke with the bedooftey bum?'
'More testiculating on Newsnight......'
Does it sometimes seem like your family speaks its own language?
Families up and down the UK have their own special vocabularies. Discover tinsellitis sufferers in Tunbridge Wells, elephant users in Edinburgh and chobblers in Cardiff. Whether it's a slip of the tongue that becomes a permanent part of the family vernacular or a word invented when all others fail, Kitchen Table Lingo is part of what makes our language so rich and creative. This collection of hundreds of words from English speakers around the world - complete with space and an invitation to add your own - is a wonderfully entertaining celebration of the spoken word and the people who take pleasure in it.
After all, what other language has fifty-seven words for the TV remote control?
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good Christmas present and/or stocking-filler,
This review is from: Kitchen Table Lingo (Paperback)
Family words, teenage slang, dialect, workplace words, armed services slang - this book shows just how inventive and witty people can be.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kitchne Table Lingo book,
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This review is from: Kitchen Table Lingo (Paperback)
I didnt know so many words outside the dictionary existed. I've started using some now myself. Really like 'Splosh' for Tea!
4.0 out of 5 stars
What do you say?,
By Pink Curate (Norwich, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kitchen Table Lingo (Paperback)
This is a fascinating book listing "family" words and phrases which either fill a gap for a word that doesn't exist or offer an alternative for one in common use. Too many favourites to list here; this is not a book to sit and read (though like many reference books, it's hard to put down once you pick it up) but fun to browse through. Safe to give to your granny, there's no sex or drugs or rock and roll, just delights on every page. Even better, you can submit your own "kitchen table lingo."
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