Knickers in a Twist: A Dictionary of British Slang

This is a gift for my husband... he originally grew up in the UK but moved to America at the age of 15. Needless to say he has lost his british accent but never lost his roots.... He is always reeling off british slang to our kids and putting on a cockney accent. This is a christmas present for him (Yes Im starting early!!), and I know he is going to LOVE this!!!!The book contains everything you could think of. I snuck the book out of its hiding place for me and the kids to read and it made us laugh so much. A very clever, different and unique gift. I could not fault it in any possible way.The Shipping and handling was free and arrived less than 48 hours after i ordered it. Fabulous book, and fabulous service!!!!!

Laughed until I cried! My mom is British so this book briught back many childhood memories. A 'must have' if you enjoy humor!

Being an "anglophile" helps but this was great for anyone that has watched a brit-com or film, turned on closed captioning and still went: "Huh?" "Whovians" can benefit as much as travellers...or modern brit lit readers and newsies that try and follow comments about the Royals. Surprizingly many make simple sense...but then there are those slang remarks that only make sense if you know something of the history of the usage. Oh my! (You cannot be a brit fan and NOT know what a "whovian" is, or can you?)Buy it. Quick read and loads of fun and enlightenment.

I am finding the book interesting. The number of expressions I was already familiar with--perhaps thanks to having grown up in New England?-- surprised me. I also recognized with pleasure quite a few that I had become familiar with by reading British literature. The reason for my giving the book only 4 stars is that, in explaining some British words, it often annoyingly mentions others that a foreigner (e.g., me) is not likely to know. That would be all right if you could find those terms elsewhere in the book, but No. They appear to be slang and should fit right in, but the author has chosen not to enlighten the reader.

I actually bought this book as a gift for a friend who, like myself, loved their time in Great Britian with the slang being a particular favorite. Of course I couldn't help but go through this book before wrapping and giggled through out. Trust me if you ever go to the UK you can wear that fanny pack but don't say "fanny pack" unless you want some snickers coming your way. It's devided up into catagories with defintions easy to understand. Great for that person who loves language, England, or reference books. Well worth the purchase.

This book is a hoot! I love watching the BBC comedies like Keeping up Appearances, Are you being Served? the slang is so funny and I have used a few in conversations with friends( who look askance at me) a very funny addition to your library.

We bought this as a Christmas present for my anglophile sister in law. She loved it. It cracked her up and she was very appreciate of the thoughtfulness to get something that was so personal for her.Good gift.

I bought this primarily for writing purposes (along with other books), trying to capture some more of the British culture. The more I watch and read the more I wonder if the shared language causes more confusion than it helps. This book did provide a couple of discrete gems, but more then anything helped me think of a tempo, a rhythm, and maybe see a few patterns in the phrases and idioms.I would also say though that I wasn't sure if some of the further explanations were serious or not. Some seemed like obvious plays on the word just presented while others I was simply confused. As someone who is looking to discover new phrases would have liked to see perhaps the translation first, before the word? To help with look-up.Big huge caveat... I have no idea how accurate or not this material is. I am still researching and learning.

A great resource to flip through. Lots of great sayings for writers.

Nice book !Good price and a quick délivery !Thanks

I bought this for an American who loves learning Brit talk. As a British person I found it hilarious and he has hours of fun quoting obscure words and phrases from it, although I need to teach him a bit more about the context in which certain words are used before I let him loose on the general public with it... it could cause a few flushed cheeks at best, a public order section 5 offence at worst.

Un libro ideal para complementar el aprendizaje de idiomas, ideal para enteder expresiones que no tienen una traduccion literal a todos los idiomas.

Love this book loads its very funny and actually accurate.