The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English
  • The words come from different countries where English is spoken, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, South Africa, and others
  • The author's website has received more than 1.2 million hits since its launch in 2004, and he is frequently interviewed about language in publications such as the New York Times
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The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English
  • The words come from different countries where English is spoken, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, South Africa, and others
  • The author's website has received more than 1.2 million hits since its launch in 2004, and he is frequently interviewed about language in publications such as the New York Times
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The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English

The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English

by Grant Barrett
The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English

The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English

by Grant Barrett

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Overview

  • The words come from different countries where English is spoken, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, South Africa, and others
  • The author's website has received more than 1.2 million hits since its launch in 2004, and he is frequently interviewed about language in publications such as the New York Times

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780071491631
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date: 06/14/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Grant Barrett is a lexicographer and project editor for the Historical Dictionary of American Slang for Oxford University Press. He is the founder and editor of the Double-Tongued Word Wrester Dictionary (doubletongued.org), a popular website that tracks new words from the fringes of English.

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