That's Not English

In this brilliant transatlantic survival guide, Erin Moore examines the key differences between the British and the Americans through their language. You'll discover why Americans give - and take - so many bloody compliments and never, ever say 'shall' (well hardly ever), as well as what the British really mean when they say 'proper', why they believe it is better to be bright than clever and how the word sorry has at least eight different meanings for them.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Erin Moore, Moore Erin
• Con la collaborazione di: Lynne Truss (Prefazione), Truss Lynne (Prefazione)
• Editore: Square Peg
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.11.2016
• EAN: 9781784701918
• ISBN: 978-1-78470-191-8
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Fumetti, cartoni, humour, satira; Saggistica > Arte, letteratura > Lingua: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, HUMOR / Form / Essays, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Etymology, HUMOR / Topic / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Humour, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Language: history & general works, United States of America, USA, Biography and non-fiction prose, Slang and dialect humour, Language: history and general works