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A Century of New Words by John Ayto
$40.00 NZD
Category: Languages & Reference
Take a fascinating journey from plastic (1909) to podcasting (2004). This vivid picture of the last 105 years is based on John Ayto's critically acclaimed Twentieth Century Words, and was published in hardback as Movers and Shakers: A chronology of words that shaped our age. It offers a selection of the ...Show more
An A to Z of Food and Drink by John Ayto
$44.95 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference S.
Seasoned throughout with literary wit and wisdom, this feast of gastronomic words and phrases traces the origins and history of over 1200 English terms for foodstuffs, dishes, and drinks. Previously published as
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable by John Ayto
$79.00 NZD
Category: Reference
Focusing on the English of the 20th and 21st centuries, this impressive volume examines the linguistic and cultural significance of over 7,500 popular words and phrases. Its highly browsable encyclopedic entries cover topics as diverse as catchphrases, buzzwords, characters from film, TV and literature, ...Show more
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable (2nd ed.) by John Ayto & Ian Crofton
$85.00 NZD
Category: Reference
A fully revised and updated edition of the authentic phrase and fable dictionary for the 21st century, under a new team of editors. The new edition focuses not just on the linguistic and cultural resonance of thousands of contemporary words and phrases (the 'phrase' component), but also on the riches ...Show more
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (17th ed.) by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer & John Ayto
$69.99 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Brewer's ... Ser. | Reading Level: very good
First published in 1870, Ebenezer Cobham Brewer's treasury of 'words that tell a story' is one of the world's best-loved reference books. At the heart of the dictionary lie entries on the meaning and origin of a vast range of words and expressions, from everyday English phrases to Latin tags. For the 17 ...Show more
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (17th edition 2005) by John Ayto (ed.)
$85.00 NZD
Category: Languages & Reference
A fully revised and updated edition of one of the world's best-loved reference books, bigger and better than ever, and with a creative and imaginative new editor. First published in 1870, Ebenezer Cobham Brewer's treasury of 'words that have a story to tell' is one of the world's best-loved referenc ...Show more
Encyclopedia of Surnames by John Ayto
$49.99 NZD
Category: Reference
The Encyclopedia of Surnames is not just another dictionary! With entertaining coverage of more than 7,000 surnames listed alphabetically, it provides a complete and accessible companion to tracing the history of names. Written by John Ayto, a respected lexicographer and author of titles such as "Word O ...Show more
The Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang by John Ayto
$46.95 NZD
Category: Reference | Reading Level: very good
In this dictionary, John Ayto explores the range and development of rhyming slang during its 150 year history, from traditional Cockney rhyming slang to the popney rhyming slang of today. The entries are arranged in subject areas, such as clothing, food and drink and animals.
The Oxford Dictionary of Slang by John Ayto
$28.99 NZD
Category: Languages & Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
Our longstanding love affair with the undignified bits of our language - the unguarded vocabulary of conversation, the quirky slang of in-groups, the colourful outbursts of lexis in extremis - has assured us a continuing tradition of collecting such words together in dictionaries. Rather than using the ...Show more
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