Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang

Author: John Ayto
Edition: 2
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0199232059

Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang (Oxford Paperback Reference)

Slang is language with its sleeves rolled up, colorful, pointed, brash, bristling with humor and sometimes with hostility. Download Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang (Oxford Paperback Reference) from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. Now, in Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, John Ayto and John Simpson have gathered together a vibrant collection of over 6,000 slang terms, drawn from the vast Oxford English Dictionary database. The volume is organized thematically, under such general headings as the body and its functions; people and society; animals; sustenance and intoxication; money, commerce, and employment; and time and tide. Within each section the words are listed chronologically, starting with the earliest words and progressing right through to the present, thus illuminating the development of slang and colloquial language Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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