Summary: Focusing on the English of the 20th and 21st centuries, this impressive volume examines the linguistic and cultural significance of over 7,500 popular words and phrases. Its highly browsable encyclopedic entries cover topics as diverse as catchphrases, buzzwords, characters from film, TV and literature, slogans, idioms and modern cultural references. From Harry Potter to Posh and Becks, Chelsea tractors to 'cheap as chips', Brewer's Modern Phrase and Fable defines the world we live in.
Over 7,500 entries reflect all the richness of our modern linguistic culture Based on Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, this title contains entries from 1900 onwards Easily searchable and irresistibly browsable
Over 7,500 entries reflect all the richness of our modern linguistic culture
Based on Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, this title contains entries from 1900 onwards
Easily searchable and irresistibly browsable
Readership: General
Reviews:
'Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable is peerless... It has captured the flavour of the past 100 years'
