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Description: What, exactly, do "barmy," "grafter," "bothies," and "porkies" have in common? If you need to ask, then you ought to be reading this quick and light-hearted guide to understanding what our favorite British detectives are saying while investigating and solving crimes across the pond. Ideal for fans of Midsomer Murders, Vera, Shetland, and more, this insightful and essential list of quirky British words and phrases is designed to help every American fan of British detective fiction who longs for a SECOND set of subtitles to interpret the slang and idioms that turn up in the FIRST set.The author, a former prosecuting attorney for the State, had for years found herself flummoxed by unfamiliar phrases while watching her favorite British cop shows and mysteries. Torn between the desire to pause the action to Google things like "belts and braces" and "digestive biscuits" or to just keep watching and hope that things would become clear later, she created this helpful guide for others in the same linguistic boat.A rollicking good laugh...and a very useful one, to boot!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins. To get started finding Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.