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The Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang

John Ayto

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Description:Rhyming slang is a subject of perennial interest to the general language-conscious public. This book, with entries arranged in topic areas, such as clothing, food and drink, animals, sex, and illness, illustrates how rich and entertaining a language form it is. Through extensive examples, John Ayto explores the range and development of rhyming slang during its 150 year history, from the 'bees and honey', 'oily rag', and 'Uncle Ned' of traditional Cockney Rhyming Slang to the popney rhyming slang of today.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 The Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang. To get started finding The Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 344

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: 2002

ISBN: B6kdAQAAIAAJ

Description: Rhyming slang is a subject of perennial interest to the general language-conscious public. This book, with entries arranged in topic areas, such as clothing, food and drink, animals, sex, and illness, illustrates how rich and entertaining a language form it is. Through extensive examples, John Ayto explores the range and development of rhyming slang during its 150 year history, from the 'bees and honey', 'oily rag', and 'Uncle Ned' of traditional Cockney Rhyming Slang to the popney rhyming slang of today.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 The Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang. To get started finding The Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang, 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.

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