British Phrasebook

Lonely Planet Phrasebooks

by Elizabeth Bartsch-Parker, Stephen Burgen, Richard Crowe

'Lighthearted and informative. Amusing ... lively ... and eminently accessible. A fascinating store of information.' — JDA Widdowson, Director, The National Centre for English Cultural Tradition, The University of Sheffield

This book helps you:
- Understand slang and colloquial usage
- Avoid embarrassing British - US differences
- Learn about culture, festivals, and food and shopping
- Fit in at a football match or follow the cricket
- Order a pimple and blotch (scotch) at the rub-a-dub-dub (pub) and have a rabbit and pork (talk) with the locals

This phrasebook includes a tour of the dialects of Britain, plus sections on Scottish Gaelic and Welsh.

Genres: Travel, Reference, Nonfiction, Language, Linguistics, British Literature

320 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1999

Reviews

[Chloe · Rating 4 out of 5]

As an Anglophile, I have loads of British phrasebooks, histories, dictionaries, etc., so I laughed when I was given this for Christmas. However, the introduction is absorbing, and it turns out that the book overall is well done and sprinkled with good humo(u)r. I consider it a valuable addition to my Anglo-library.

[Yaotl Altan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelente diseño en todo, con frases actuales y prácticas del inglés británico hablado en la calle. Lo recomiendo mucho por su glosario y colores agradables para identificar las diversas secciones.

[Neal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and informative, while being pretty succinct. Don't know what's out of date, though.

[Keith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This helps, but I still don't get their jokes.