10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLANGISH»
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slangish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
slangish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Offers a portrait of an aspect of the English language that is slang, from Old English to contemporary slang, and shows why and how slang is used and how it has developed in English-speaking nations around the world.
Nor are we aware that the frequent use of the dual was slangish. It had almost
dropped out of ordinary conversation, and we should expect any parade of it to
be remarked on, if at all, as a pedantic affectation of correctness. We take another
...
Nor are we aware that the frequent use of the dual was slangish. It had almost
dropped out of ordinary conversation, and. we should expect any parade of it to
be remarked on, if at all, as a pedantic affectation of correctness. We take another
...
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, Thomas Carlyle, 1872
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The United Service Magazine: With which are Incorporated the ...
To use his own expression, as with ghastly and slangish nonchalance he
confides his misfortunes, he has dropped his money to the tune of 400 rupees.
The reader, however, will be a little relieved, when he is informed that the sum so
large in ...
5
Quarterly Review: A Journal of University Perspectives
government price is so commonplace that a word for the practice, yami, has
almost ceased to be the slangish expression that it once was. The peculiar ways
in which price fixing applies to books may be worth detailing. New books, of
course, ...
6
the polytechnic review and magazine of science, literature, ...
... younkers are termed when " keeping terms,") the scouts, shopkeepers, " dons,"
&c., but offers no sage counsel which a youth really desirous of steadily pursuing
study could avail himself of. The language, moreover, is so slangish, that but for ...
7
Tales of Travel: Or, Traits of Men and Cities
It was amusing, too, (though somewhat humiliating from its antiEnglish look) to
see the winners of the prizes, two thorough-bred horsedealers, with all the blunt
and rather slangish air of their profession, lead their respective horses up to the ...
Thomas Colley Grattan, 1834
8
Japanese for the Mind: A Journey for Your Neurons
"whoa, hoa." re Ore ($5tl$5tl) = This is used when you eet someone you've met
before and are ccited to reveal your presence... "It's me, it's e, do you remember?"
'ari Wari (t? V t> V ) = A slangish way to say >rry. Dgyaru (^□^Jf/V) = This word is
...
9
A metrical version of The Acharnians, the Knights and the Birds
... he has contrived to identify the demagogue from the first moment of his
appearance, concentrating his essential character and his known peculiarities in
a speech of five lines — his habitual boisterous oath and a slangish use of the
dual.
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The New sporting magazine
Precious Jewel, you've much to learn."..." Ruby love, what say you to a run up to
town for a week ? It may polish the pet, and give the weather time to warm and
dry itself." " Done, Nat ; you trump, " replied the sparkler (she's slangish, that's ...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLANGISH»
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slangish is used in the context of the following news items.
Jiří Pehe and a novel that pits angels against the isms of our age
The First Republic voice of the first narrator – slightly archaic Czech from today's point of view – then the very loose and slangish Czech of the second character, ... «Radio Prague, Mar 15»
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"Jules" in colloquial, slangish French also means "boyfriend". Main notes in this woodsy fougère are green galbanum, black pepper and, again, cedarwood, from ... «Mimi Froufrou, Dec 14»
American Promise: 13 Year Documentary Examines The Education …
They talk 'slangish' or something.” Joe Brewster describes Idris' experience as a “double whammy.” “Our son had to learn to master a cultural competency in the ... «GPB, Nov 13»
'American Promise' Follows 2 Black Youths and Their Education …
Around the black players at his neighborhood basketball court, though, Idris worries about sounding too white, and he begins to speak "slangish," as he puts it. «Education Week News, Oct 13»
The revolutionary potential of the Queen's English
There were the inevitable slangish headlines. 'OMG! Queen's English Society announces that it is to close cos no one cares about speaking proper no longer', ... «Spiked, Jun 12»
