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There is always a certain contradiction implicit in a dictionary of slang--a clash between the authority and control implicit in a dictionary and the endless self-invention and self-regeneration of slang. Slang is often the language of minorities and underclasses and subcultures; and almost always a way of getting on with your own business in words that the official cannot hear or understand. Green has the right paradoxical combination of the obsessive collector and control-freak and the libertine who likes to luxuriate in language at play. His background in the underground press of the Sixties and his role as oral historian guarantee his sympathies, while his various dictionaries and his excellent history of dictionaries Chasing the Sun, are solid indicators of his scholarship. It is a matter of some daring to take on the subject that Eric Partridge made so totally his own--and Green does magnificently for the second half of our century what Partridge did for the first. This is an essential reference book and also an important part of late 20th-century social history, an age of drugs, popular culture and vivid minority language: Green has taken on a huge project and entirely succeeded in it. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The dictionary of the decade: the first comprehensive new survey of English slang to have appeared in over 60 years. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   7 of 7 people found the following review helpful: Excellent language-lover's resource, 11 Jan 2001 By  kunino@valise.com (Kings Cross, Australia) - See all my reviews Reaching back into English for some centuries and reaching through English as it's written & spoken today in many nations, this dictionary offers what seems a unique guide to the use of words and more particularly, phrases, that I can't find defined in any other work. Indispensable for those who really want to understand exactly what they're reading. Nice touch: the editor's introduction comes complete with an e-mail address. Any reader who finds a usage that Jonathon Green doesn't know about, is free to send it in for future editions. But I personally find few usages that Jonathon Green doesn't know about. Excellent work but, because of attention paid to "rude words", probably not a good gift for children.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: Good source for everyday words, 8 Jan 2001 By  Alexander Sebö "Alexander Sebö" (Regensburg) - See all my reviews    This is a good book to look up all those words by native speakers that you hear all the time.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   3 of 4 people found the following review helpful: An instant classic, 22 Oct 2001 By A Customer This is now the standard work on slang in the English language, and a dazzling scholarly achievement by our foremost lexicographer. It is astonishingly comprehensive, admirably clear and a pleasure just for reference or for browsing. A must-buy.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 6 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews A magnificent work of scholarship - and sodding funny! This huge dictionary of slang is clearly a labour of love as well as a work of art. It is comprehensive too, covering filth and general swearing, but so much more too. Read more Published 7 months ago by Laverne Excellent, but not conclusive This is a very extensive dictionary of slang from the English speaking countries of the world. Unfortunately it lumps all West Indian countries into one, neglecting the variations... Read more Published on 5 Dec 2003 by Matt Probert Excellent If you have ever wanted to know where slang words of all shapes and sizes come from then this is the book for you. Read more Published on 27 Nov 2003 by purple_saxifrage Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 6 customer reviews...