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The Meaning of Liff (Paperback)

by Douglas Adams (Author), John Lloyd (Author)
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  • Paperback: 191 pages
  • Publisher: Pan Books (11 Nov 1983)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330281216
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330281218
  • Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 9.9 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 39,140 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In life and, indeed, in liff, there are many hundreds of common experiences, feelings, situations and even objects which we all know and recognize, but for which no words exist. This text uses place names to describe some of these meanings.

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars some light reading, 6 Feb 2003
It's the perfect book to carry around with you and pass the odd minute here or there, at the bus stop, waiting to be called at the doctors office, just as long as you don't mind peolple staring at you when you hit a really funny one and start smiling and laughing to yourself.
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106 of 114 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars First draft to The Deeper Meaning of Liff, save your pennies, 1 Sep 2004
I am deeply disappointed that both books are still in circulation. The Deeper Meaning of Liff (TDMOF) is an updated edition of The Meaning of Liff (TMOF), it contains all the definitions found in TMOF and a significant number more. So why oh why is TMOF still being sold???? Don't make the same mistake I did, I bought both together.
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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading., 2 Nov 2003
First read the original version on the York to London train in April 1984, and by Stevenage was reading it aloud to my half of the carriage. My four children have been brought up on scullets, duddos, aboynes, goosnarge, kent expressions and, of course, clixbys. I have frequently been threatened with matricide for being exessively spreakly, but have never been accused of a ditherington. My husband has a fondness for my budbys, and has had consirable experience of poonas. I've had plenty of episodes of silesia, been occasionally duntish after being extremely solent, endured many a hoylake, committed the occasional hidcote bartram and have often been observed kelling. I'm also very adept at losing things in fiunaries. Anyone who understands some - or most of this - is at least as sad as I am, but probably, also like me, has more fun in life than many people.. Now have a copy of the Deeper Meaning, but haven't learned as many new words now my family have grown & flown. I still think a runcorn could be an athletes affliction, slimbridge a dieter's scales, and saundersfoot the irritating tapping made someone who is enjoying the sort of music you can't stand! Maybe they'll be an Even Deeper Meaning of Liff?
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1.0 out of 5 stars The Meaningless of Liff.
In `The Meaning of Liff' Douglas Adams and John Lloyd have expanded the English language by noting down the meaningless names that lie underused on signpost and attribute new... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ian Wood, Author of 'Here's 2 ...

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure joy
If you love words and curious sounding place names, and the funny little foibles of existence, if you love silliness, then you must read this book! Read more
Published 16 months ago by Morena

5.0 out of 5 stars The original, ground-breaking pocket editon of LIFF
Quite simply one of the very cleverest books. Have you ever read a dictionary? Did you remember much? No? Read more
Published on 4 Jul 2005 by Big Ben

5.0 out of 5 stars unique....a must-read for the humour-hungry
The meaning of Liff is unputdownable...not as much as in the best seller sense as a cigarette addiction.. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2001 by N. Marik

3.0 out of 5 stars Agree with "reader from London"
I bought this book to cheer myself up - expecting to "laugh out loud" as I had with all the Hitchhiker books. However, I found it disappointing. Read more
Published on 30 May 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars Over rated
umm... am I missing something here? I think the previous reviews over-hyped it. It's not that good, it is funny in places, some clever word-play but I'd rather spent the cash on a... Read more
Published on 23 May 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars a bible for wordplay fans
One of the wittiest, cleverest books I have seen in such a slim volume. All the words you'll never need are found in here. Hours of entertainment - Adams at his inventive best
Published on 14 May 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars The only book you will ever need - almost
I'm now on my second copy having worn out the first. It's travelled with me throughout the world and made me laugh even on the most boring flights and in the most tedious airport... Read more
Published on 25 Nov 1999 by Andy Ayres

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