Dent's Modern Tribes by Susie Dent
Learn how to decode the private languages that are swapped around us every day - amongst cabbies and paramedics, soap stars and comedians, cricketers and barristers - in Susie Dent's unique and witty guide to Britain's modern tribes.
A fabulous read for anyone who loves words, and wants to learn some moreFunny, fact-filled and delightful -- Jonathan Ross
Wonderfully clever and funny . . . a national treasury from a national treasure -- Richard Osman
A fascinating, joyful look at the tribes all around us, from twitchers to taxi-drivers. A must -- Matt Haig
I thought only criminals had their own words for everything. Dent's Modern Tribes shows me quite how wrong I was -- Lynne Truss
Sparkles with gentle wit, fascinating illustration, and linguistic insight -- David Crystal
A brilliant, funny, wise, and illuminating canter through the languages of modern tribes -- Richard Madeley
Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words -- Pam Ayres
The keys to the mysterious Kingdom of Jargon -- Adam Buxton
This phrasebook is like no other and will help anyone talk the talk - whatever that might be * The Sun *
Thoroughly entertaining and illuminating * Independent *
Fascinating study of expressions . . . Dent is something of a modern-day Professor Henry Higgins * The Lady *
A work of considerable interest and charm, dishing up verbal pleasures and surprises on virtually every page * Sentence First blog *
Wonderfully clever and funny . . . a national treasury from a national treasure -- Richard Osman
A fascinating, joyful look at the tribes all around us, from twitchers to taxi-drivers. A must -- Matt Haig
I thought only criminals had their own words for everything. Dent's Modern Tribes shows me quite how wrong I was -- Lynne Truss
Sparkles with gentle wit, fascinating illustration, and linguistic insight -- David Crystal
A brilliant, funny, wise, and illuminating canter through the languages of modern tribes -- Richard Madeley
Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words -- Pam Ayres
The keys to the mysterious Kingdom of Jargon -- Adam Buxton
This phrasebook is like no other and will help anyone talk the talk - whatever that might be * The Sun *
Thoroughly entertaining and illuminating * Independent *
Fascinating study of expressions . . . Dent is something of a modern-day Professor Henry Higgins * The Lady *
A work of considerable interest and charm, dishing up verbal pleasures and surprises on virtually every page * Sentence First blog *
Susie Dent is the resident word expert in Dictionary Corner on C4's Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. She comments regularly on TV and radio on words in the news, and has contributed to Woman's Hour, 15 x 15, Word of Mouth, More or Less, Today, BBC Breakfast, and R4's Wordaholics.. Susie is the author of several books, and has weekly columns in both the Radio Times and the website Mental Floss.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473623873 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473623871 |
| Title | Dent's Modern Tribes |
| Author | Susie Dent |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2016-10-20 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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