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British English, A to Zed

By: Schur, Norman WContributor(s): Ehrlich, EugeneMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Facts on File library of language and literaturePublication details: New Delhi : Viva Books, c2005Edition: Indian Edition (Rev. and updated)Description: xvi, 430 pISBN: 9788176499576; 8176499579Subject(s): English languageDDC classification: 423.1

Contents:

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.

Summary: Collection of more than 5,000 Briticisms and Americanisms for English speakers on both sides of the Atlantic

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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

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