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The Concise Dictionary of Great Scots

By: Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick,Betty Kirkpatrick

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The Concise Dictionary of Great Scots

By: Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick,Betty Kirkpatrick

Scotland has produced more leaders, inventors, engineers, doctors, and writers than any other country of comparable size. This handy pocket reference book highlights key movers and shakers from the last millennium.

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204

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Crombie Jardine Publishing

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ISBN 10

1905102313

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9781905102310

Cliches

Over 1500 Phrases Explored and Explained

By: Betty Kirkpatrick,Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick

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Cliches

Over 1500 Phrases Explored and Explained

By: Betty Kirkpatrick,Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick

An editor of "Roget's Thesaurus" has collected more than 1,500 of the world's favorite cliches, categorizing them according to origin and most common meaning.

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233

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Macmillan

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ISBN 10

0312198442

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9780312198442

Usual Suspects and Other Cliches

By: Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick,Betty Kirkpatrick

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Usual Suspects and Other Cliches

By: Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick,Betty Kirkpatrick

Clicheacute;s have never been flavour of the month with school teachers, editors or literary connoisseurs, and are potential banana skins for journalists and students. For most of us, preventing these old-hat expressions from punctuating our everyday conversations and writing is more easily said than done. Browsing through the entries, the reader will become aware of the myriad types of clicheacute;, including simile (cool as a cucumber), quotation (damn with faint praise (Epistle to Doctor Arbuthnot, Alexander Pope)), doublet (odds and ends), and catchphrase (how to win friends and influence people). Betty Kirkpatrick once again spills the beans on over 1,500 of the most commonly used clicheacute;s. It is up to the reader to decide whether the use of clicheacute; is flogging a dead horse, or exploiting a valuable means of cutting a long story short.

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224

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074757880X

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9780747578802

The Cassell Crossword Dictionary

By: Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick,Grosset

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The Cassell Crossword Dictionary

By: Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick,Grosset

Consists of a comprehensive list of words and phrases arranged according to the number of letters they contain

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448

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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ISBN 10

030434785X

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9780304347858

The Cassell Dictionary and Thesaurus

By: E. M. Kirkpatrick,David Pickering,Martin Manser

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The Cassell Dictionary and Thesaurus

By: E. M. Kirkpatrick,David Pickering,Martin Manser

It's two books in one, with over 200,000 entries -- and that saves time and trouble! This combination of dictionary and thesaurus brings you right to the word you need. Because the synonyms are linked to definitions, it's less likely you'll choose one that doesn't convey exactly the right meaning. Of course, it also does everything you'd expect a regular dictionary to do -- detail grammar, highlight slang, suggest antonyms, and give pronunciation guidelines.

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1277

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Burns & Oates

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ISBN 10

0304350044

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9780304350049

Scottish Wit & Wisdom

The Meanings Behind Famous Scottish Sayings

By: Betty Kirkpatrick

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Scottish Wit & Wisdom

The Meanings Behind Famous Scottish Sayings

By: Betty Kirkpatrick

Scotland has had its fair share of comedians, both professional and self-styled, but the wit of Scotland is not traditionally of the ha-ha, belly-laugh variety. It's rather of the understated, wry-smile type, known in Scotland as 'pawkie' humour. The Concise Scots Dictionary defines 'pawkie' as having a matter-of-fact, humorously critical outlook on life, characterized by a sly, quiet wit and this sums it up very well. Alas, this dry stryle of humour has the disadvantage that, unlike the obvious joke, it can go unnoticed. It's partly for this reason that the Scots have acquired a reputation for being dour or humourless, but often the fault has been with the hearers not recognizing wit when it was presented to them. There is less need to explain the wisdom of the Scots, since Scotland, especially considering its size, has produced over the centuries a great number of people who have made a significant contribution to the shaping of the world. These have included people from a wide range of disciplines, such as poets, philosophers, novelists, artists, architects, engineers, explorers, doctors, scientists and so on, and the thoughts of some of these are included in the selection of sayings and quotations in this book.

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128

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Crombie Jardine Publishing

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ISBN 10

1848398247

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9781848398245

The Usual Suspects and Other Clichés

By: Betty Kirkpatrick,Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick

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The Usual Suspects and Other Clichés

By: Betty Kirkpatrick,Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick

Bringing together over 1,500 of the most commonly used English cliches, this book outlines the meaning of each expression, its origins and the reason for its creation.

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0747580863

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9780747580867

The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang

By: Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick

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The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang

By: Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick

Starting out as a private language to fool coppers (grasshoppers) and their narks (Noah's Arks), Cockney rhyming slang has always had a tremendous vitality. So don't be daffydowndilly - take a butcher's at this little Captain Cook. What's more, if you're feeling a bit boracic, it isn't going to break the old iron tank, or empty out your Lucy Lockets. Hundreds of definitions, for not a lot of sausage an'mash - just the thing to amaze your chinas over a pig's ear down at the rub-a-dub.Betty Kirkpatrick is one of Britain's leading lexicographers and is a regular contributor to the print media and a variety of radio programmes. Among her many books are the Concise Oxford Thesaurus and Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases.

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1854798251

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9781854798251

Wicked Cockney Rhyming Slang

By: E. M. Kirkpatrick

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Wicked Cockney Rhyming Slang

By: E. M. Kirkpatrick

Would you Adam and Eve it! Starting out as a private language to fool coppers (bottle and stoppers) and their narks (Noah's arks), Cockney rhyming slang has always had vitality. This text offers hundreds of definitions.

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127

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Michael O'Mara Books

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ISBN 10

1854793861

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9781854793867

Chambers Dictionary of Idioms and Catch Phrases

By: Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick

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Chambers Dictionary of Idioms and Catch Phrases

By: Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick

A major new edition of one of the classic dictionaries of idioms available, encompassing all idiomatic and catch phrase elements of the language - including the latest ones.

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0550183078

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9780550183071

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The Concise Dictionary of Great Scots

The Concise Dictionary of Great Scots

Cliches

Cliches

Usual Suspects and Other Cliches

Usual Suspects and Other Cliches

The Cassell Crossword Dictionary

The Cassell Crossword Dictionary

The Cassell Dictionary and Thesaurus

The Cassell Dictionary and Thesaurus

Scottish Wit & Wisdom

Scottish Wit & Wisdom

The Usual Suspects and Other Clichés

The Usual Suspects and Other Clichés

The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang

The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang

Wicked Cockney Rhyming Slang

Wicked Cockney Rhyming Slang

Chambers Dictionary of Idioms and Catch Phrases

Chambers Dictionary of Idioms and Catch Phrases

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