Blimey, I'm Knackered!: An American's Survival Guide to British English

by Marshall Hall

Book Overview

Britspeak for Yanks!

Back in 1887, Oscar Wilde wrote, "We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language." One would think, in a world homogenized by technology and social media, that differences between British English and American English would gradually disappear. Ask any recent traveler, though, and you'll learn that plenty of linguistic idiosyncrasies persist, and new ones emerge all the time...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1945501499
• ISBN13: 9781945501494
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Imbrifex Books
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 years and up