Slang and dialect humour

Jackspeak is a comprehensive reference guide to the humorous and colourful slang of the Senior Service, explaining in layman's termsthe otherwise cryptic everyday language of the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines and the Fleet Air Arm.

Welcome to The Little Book of Oasis Insults, now kindly p*ss off.

Humor ist ein universelles, doch zutiefst individuelles Phänomen.

Sparks-and stockings-fly when an interview for a husband turns into a game of forfeits, and a scandalous lady and one handsome rogue learn how very right they are for each other.

If you can't say something nice.

What's ILL in one place can be WACK in another, or the same word can actually have TOTES different meanings.

Since 2005, well over one million prospective immigrants have attempted to cement permanent residency in the UK by taking the Home Office-devised 'Life in the UK' test.

Photographer Dominic Greyer has spent the last twenty years roaming the British landscape in search of the country's most unusual placenames.

Popular music has always attracted the kind of morally bankrupt individuals who are too unhinged to hold down a proper job.

Why did the banana go to the doctors?

Linguistic mistakes.

'A Steroid Hit The Earth' is a catalogue of errors, omissions, mistakes and other disasters, ranging from the straight typo or the ambiguous statement to the downright bizarre.

Railing against the world?

Da kümmert sich der Wormser "Sozialadel" der regelmäßig auf dem Parkplafz vorm Dehner tagt, bei ein paar Bierchen um all das, was in Worms so abgeht und hat für alles ein "gutes Wort".

Dieses Buch enthält das Beste aus der Kolumne Quergedacht, die wöchentlich im Delmenhorster Kreisblatt und unter www.

What do you call a decomposing whale?

Part guidebook, part citizenship test, part social bible, this is how to speak Strine for visitors new to the shores or natives looking to improve their expression.

Know your tater trap from your sniffle herring in Sharp's journey around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense - the perfect gift for book lovers and language obsessives!

National treasure huntFromage Frais!

Der Münchner im Himmel ist eine humoristische Satire des bayerischen Schriftstellers Ludwig Thoma, die 1911 veröffentlicht wurde.

Decipher the wacky worldview of the famous radio DJs (and bestselling authors) as they take on relationships, family, physical fitness, religion, and life.

With more ';yes ma'ams,' ';no sirs,' casseroles, and monograms than you can shake a stick at, this book will have you pondering, and chuckling at, the origins of Southern idioms and customs.

Das Lexikon der Feudalsprache - gepflegte Sentenzen für alle LebenslagenFeudal zu kommunizieren will trefflich gelernt sein.

A bunch of truly ap-peeling things to do with this fruit basket staple.

The comedian chronicles his coming of age while analyzing politics & culture in this New York Times-bestselling memoir and satirical guide.

Underneath that chilled exterior is a potty-mouthed mouser ready to let rip.

A humorous history of simmering tensions between the US and Canada from the War of 1812 to actual invasion plans drawn up by both sides.

A humor book based on the "e;depressingly astute"e; blog satirizing the fashionably unconventional yet always on trend.

Foul your mouth-while expanding your Mandarin vocabulary-with a guide to the phrases that could get you a laugh .

Cajun and Creole culinary delights from the PBS cooking show host-includes color photos!

An entertaining, page-turning overview of Italian-American history and cultureFrom ancient Rome to modern America, we Italians have always been the friggin' best in art, science, culture and Madonn' food!

Learn cool slang, funny insults and all the words you won't find in a normal textbook in this guide to informal, conversational Spanish.

A lighthearted language guide filled with slang, swear words, and useful phrases for real-life conversations in Italy!

Phrases not from the page, but from real life-all the dirty words and insider terms that your college Russian professor would never teach you.

The follow-up to Ian Allen's uproarious Embarassing Dad Jokes, Even More Embarrassing Dad Jokes takes the 'dad joke book' to a new dimension!

Das Buch "Dinge, die mich nerven" beginnt mit einem sicherlich ungewöhnlichen aber doch ernst zu nehmenden Warnhinweis.

An in-your-face collection of trivia that's sure to inspire chest-thumping pride in everyone of Irish descent.

Next time you're chattin' with your khaverim (friends) and mishpukheh (family), bust out some Yiddish expressions that'll liven up the conversation.

Improve your vulgar vocabulary with this guide to Hungarian slang, swear words, and more!

Decipher the wacky worldview of the famous radio DJs (and bestselling authors) as they take on relationships, family, physical fitness, religion, and life.

Este es un diccionario bastante atípico.

Los diferentes pueblos se han reído a su manera en todos los idiomas y dialectos del mundo, destacándose sin duda el ídish de entre ellos, como un idioma visceralmente dotado para la risa y la sonrisa.

From Dialect to Standard: English in England 1154-1776 is the second volume of a set of three offering a comprehensive survey of what by the author is seen as the most interesting aspects of the long history of English from its embryonic stages to the language spoken today in England and America.

The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories P.

Von Adam bis Vanderbilt Mark Twain - Dieser Band bietet ein Sammelsurium komischer und teilweise verrückter Kurzgeschichten.

Mit seiner Facebook-Seite »Nachdenkliche Sprüche mit Bilder« hat Willy Nachdenklich einen Hype losgetreten.

Auch wenn "Oxford English" oder "Queen's English" nicht mehr das uneingeschränkte Ideal des deutschen Englisch-Unterrichts ist, bleibt doch in der Schule erlerntes Englisch oft steif und hölzern.

Was nützt der beste Italienisch-Kurs ohne realitätsnahe, umgangssprachliche Ausdrücke?

'N büschen dröge sollen sie sein, maulfaul obendrein, kriegen einfach die Zähne nicht auseinander.

Dieser Sprachführer wendet sich an Reisende, die bereits etwas Spanisch sprechen, und jetzt die wichtigsten alltäglichen (nicht immer feinen) Ausdrücke der spanischen Umgangssprache verstehen möchten.