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100 1 $aDavies, Christopher,$d1953-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98022535
245 10 $aDivided by a common language :$ba guide to British and American English /$cChristopher Davies.
260 $aBoston :$bHoughton Mifflin,$c[2005], ©2005.
300 $aviii, 248 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aAn earlier version of this book was published as Divided by a common language by Mayflower Press in 1997.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 00 $g1.$tHow did British and American English become so different? -- $g2.$tTips for the tourist -- $g3.$tPractical information -- $g4.$tFor the technically minded -- $g5.$tInstitutions and services -- $g6.$tDifferences in customs and etiquette -- $g7.$tTransportation -- $g8.$tPronunciation and grammar -- $g9.$tSpelling -- $g10.$tSundry terms -- $g11.$tWhat not to say -- $g12.$tIdioms and expressions -- $g13.$tNotes on symbols and abbreviations -- $g14.$tMiscellaneous information -- $g15.$tUK-US lexicon -- $g16.$tUS-UK lexicon -- $g17.$tExplanations -- $g18.$tOther varieties of English -- $g19.$tCockney rhyming slang.
520 1 $a"Divided by a Common Language offers a detailed comparison of the language and customs of the US and the UK. Author Christopher Davies also discusses all the important differences between the two countries in the practical details of daily life, and American readers in particular will enjoy his account of American culture as seen through an Englishman's eyes. Davies tops it off with an amusing list of expressions that sound innocent enough in one country but make quite the opposite impression in the other. The distinctive words of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa are explained in separate sections devoted to the many varieties of English spoken around the globe. Americans who enjoy contemporary British novels, movies, and television, as well as Britons who are interested in American culture, won't want to be without this handy guide to life on the other side of the Atlantic."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aEnglish language$zGreat Britain$vGlossaries, vocabularies, etc.
650 0 $aEnglish language$zUnited States$vGlossaries, vocabularies, etc.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xVariation$zGreat Britain$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xVariation$zUnited States$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 $aEnglish language$zGreat Britain$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 $aEnglish language$zUnited States$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip058/2005005497.html
852 00 $bglx$hPE1704$i.D38 2005