British English, A to Zed
Schur, Norman W. ;
British English, A to Zed - Indian Edition (Rev. and updated) - New Delhi : Viva Books, c2005. - xvi, 430 p. ; - Facts on File library of language and literature. .
Original edition,s ISBN 081604239X 9780816042395 Published at New York : Facts on File, ©2001 Includes index.
British English: A to Zed --
Appendix I General Differences Between British and American English --
A. Syntax --
1. Prepositions --
2. Definite articles --
3. Compound nouns --
4. Noun-verb agreement; collectives --
5. Who and other pronouns --
B. Pronunciation --
1. Proper nouns and adjectives; general; county name abbreviations (Tables) --
2. Common nouns (Tables) --
C. Spoken Usage and Figures of Speech --
2. Do and done --
3. Directness and subtlety of British and American styles compared --
4. Usage of selected units of measure --
5. Usage of selected monetary units --
6. U and non-U --
D. Punctuation and Style --
1. Hyphens --
2. Parentheses --
3. Quotation marks --
4. Time of day --
5. Dates --
6. Abbreviations of forms of address --
7. Forms of address --
8. Placement of River --
9. Miscellaneous abbreviations --
E. Spelling --
A. Currency --
B. Financial Terms --
C. Units of Measure --
1. Dry measure --
@a. Barrel --
@b. Hundredweight --
@c. Keel --
@d. Quart --
@e. Score --
@i. Pigs, oxen --
@ii. Coal --
@f. Stone (Table of weights of various commodities) --
@g. Ton --
@h. Windle --
2. Liquid measure --
@a. Gallon --
@b. Gill --
@c. Pint (see gallon) --
@d. Quart (see gallon) --
D. Numbers (Table) --
E. Automotive Terms (Table for parts of: Body, Brakes, Chassis, Electrical Equipment, Motor and Clutch, Axle and Transmission, Steering, Tools and Accessories, Transmission, Tires) --
F. Musical Notation (Table) --
G. Slang --
1. Cant --
2. London slang (Table) --
3. Rhyming slang (Table) --
4. Poker slang (Table) --
5. British betting terms (Glossary) --
H. Food Names --
I. Botanical and Zoological Names --
J. Britain, Briton, British, English, etc. --
K. Cricket Terms (Glossary) --
L. Connotative Place-Names.
Collection of more than 5,000 Briticisms and Americanisms for English speakers on both sides of the Atlantic
9788176499576 8176499579
English language
423.1 / SCH
British English, A to Zed - Indian Edition (Rev. and updated) - New Delhi : Viva Books, c2005. - xvi, 430 p. ; - Facts on File library of language and literature. .
Original edition,s ISBN 081604239X 9780816042395 Published at New York : Facts on File, ©2001 Includes index.
British English: A to Zed --
Appendix I General Differences Between British and American English --
A. Syntax --
1. Prepositions --
2. Definite articles --
3. Compound nouns --
4. Noun-verb agreement; collectives --
5. Who and other pronouns --
B. Pronunciation --
1. Proper nouns and adjectives; general; county name abbreviations (Tables) --
2. Common nouns (Tables) --
C. Spoken Usage and Figures of Speech --
2. Do and done --
3. Directness and subtlety of British and American styles compared --
4. Usage of selected units of measure --
5. Usage of selected monetary units --
6. U and non-U --
D. Punctuation and Style --
1. Hyphens --
2. Parentheses --
3. Quotation marks --
4. Time of day --
5. Dates --
6. Abbreviations of forms of address --
7. Forms of address --
8. Placement of River --
9. Miscellaneous abbreviations --
E. Spelling --
A. Currency --
B. Financial Terms --
C. Units of Measure --
1. Dry measure --
@a. Barrel --
@b. Hundredweight --
@c. Keel --
@d. Quart --
@e. Score --
@i. Pigs, oxen --
@ii. Coal --
@f. Stone (Table of weights of various commodities) --
@g. Ton --
@h. Windle --
2. Liquid measure --
@a. Gallon --
@b. Gill --
@c. Pint (see gallon) --
@d. Quart (see gallon) --
D. Numbers (Table) --
E. Automotive Terms (Table for parts of: Body, Brakes, Chassis, Electrical Equipment, Motor and Clutch, Axle and Transmission, Steering, Tools and Accessories, Transmission, Tires) --
F. Musical Notation (Table) --
G. Slang --
1. Cant --
2. London slang (Table) --
3. Rhyming slang (Table) --
4. Poker slang (Table) --
5. British betting terms (Glossary) --
H. Food Names --
I. Botanical and Zoological Names --
J. Britain, Briton, British, English, etc. --
K. Cricket Terms (Glossary) --
L. Connotative Place-Names.
Collection of more than 5,000 Briticisms and Americanisms for English speakers on both sides of the Atlantic
9788176499576 8176499579
English language
423.1 / SCH