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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 (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,365 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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27 of 27 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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33 of 35 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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113 of 123 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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1.0 out of 5 stars A silly book
I got a copy of this book as a present and although I tried to force myself to read it I could not, beyond the first few pages, find it even mildly amusing-very disappointing... Read more
Published 25 days ago by Charlie Niven

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost my last copy
Probably nicked by a fan...had to buy it again - it is such a good measure of a new friends sense of humour - if they don't laugh out loud, the friendship won't last - if they get... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Have you ever wondered?
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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
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pure joy
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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

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