'Susie Dent is a national treasure' RICHARD OSMAN 'Susie Dent is a
one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' PAM
AYRES __________________________________________ Would you be
bewildered if someone described you as radgy? Do you know how to
recognise a tittamatorter? And would you understand if someone
called you a culchie? How to Talk Like a Local gathers together
hundreds of words from all over the country and digs down to
uncover their origins. From dardledumdue, which means daydreamer in
East Anglia, through forkin robbins, the Yorkshire term for
earwigs, to clemt, a Lancashire word that means hungry, it
investigates an astonishingly rich variety of regional expressions,
and provides a fascinating insight into the history of the English
language. If you're intrigued by colourful words and phrases, if
you're interested in how English is really spoken, or if you simply
want to find out a bit more about the development of our language,
How to Talk Like a Local is irresistible - and enlightening -
reading. __________________________________________________ 'Nobody
on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent and
nobody writes about it more entertainingly' GYLES BRANDRETH 'It's
an interesting and, at times, hilarious read. One for word-lovers'
THE SUN
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