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Trade Review
Praise for the two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English:
'The king is dead. Long live the king! … The old Partridge is not really dead; it remains the best record of British slang antedating 1945 … Now, however, the preferred source for information about English slang of the past sixty years is the New Partridge.' – James Rettig, Booklist, American Library Association
'Most slang dictionaries are no better than momgrams or a rub of the brush, put together by shmegegges looking to make some moola. The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, on the other hand, is the wee babes.' – Ian Sansom, The Guardian
'A great book.' – Susie Dent
Praise for the two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English:
'The king is dead. Long live the king!...The old Partridge is not really dead; it remains the best record of British slang antedating 1945…Now, however, the preferred source for information about English slang of the past 60 years is the New Partridge.' – James Rettig, Booklist, American Library Association
'Most slang dictionaries are no better than momgrams or a rub of the brush, put together by shmegegges looking to make some moola. The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, on the other hand, is the wee babes.' – Ian Sansom, The Guardian
'A great book.' – Susie Dent
Table of Contents
Contents List of Contributors Preface Preface to the revised edition Acknowledgements Observations on slang and unconventional English Entries A-Z Numeric Slang Bibliography
