The Dictionary of Posh: Incorporating the Fall and Rise of the Pails-hurtingseaux Family - Couverture souple

Kellett, Mr Hugh

 
9781846893971: The Dictionary of Posh: Incorporating the Fall and Rise of the Pails-hurtingseaux Family
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ISBN 10 : 1846893976 ISBN 13 : 9781846893971
Editeur : Quiller Publishing Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

Hidden within normal English is a separate language still spoken by those born with silver spoons in their mouths. It’s called Posh. A word of English can be spelt the same but mean something completely different in Posh.

If you say the word ‘Mention’ in English, people will understand ‘Remark upon’; but in Posh this means a large house. Say ‘Ace’ and speakers of Posh will think you are referring to a cold thing one’s butler puts in a G&T.

Hugh Kellett hilariously captures the spirit and nuances of those who speak Posh and, allied with Oliver Preston’s brilliantly accurate cartoons, this book is the key to understanding and interpreting this language – literally with tongue-in-cheek.

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À propos de l'auteur

Hugh Kellett studied languages at Oxford and has been playing around with words in London advertising agencies most of his life. The humorous potential of the English language has become his abiding passion. Now he turns his wordsmithery to the revelation and preservation of a rather exclusive version of the English language, Posh. The result is a restoration comedy of rumbustious proportions, and a book that will have you laughing out loud.<br /><br />Oliver Preston’s illustrations have been published in The Times, Punch, Cotswold Life and The Independent and he draws regularly for The Field magazine. Oliver’s work has been published in sixteen books, including compilations of his cartoons and he is the current chairman of The Cartoon Museum in London.

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Éditeur
Quiller Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1846893976
ISBN 13 
9781846893971
Reliure
Broché
Illustrateur
Preston Oliver
Nombre de pages
112
Coordonnées du fabricant
Easy Access System Europe Oü, 16879218
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9781846893049: The Dictionary of Posh: Incorporating the Fall and Rise of the Pails-Hurtingseaux Family

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ISBN 10 :  1846893046 ISBN 13 :  9781846893049
Editeur : Quiller Publishing Ltd, 2019
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