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tigerlily31's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Cool words in proximity to women.
edamamebean's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Kind of academic but also entertaining and informative. I felt like I learned a lot and I really recommend the audiobook as it was easier to not get so bogged down.
crazylady_usmc's review
5.0
I found this book to be both informative and entertaining. It really is a shame to see how some terminology failed to catch on in society while others did. Highly recommend!
sneakysquid's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
A fairly good pop linguistic book. As a note, this book focuses almost exclusively on British English from ENGLAND, a fact I did not realize until I had started. So note that some of the slang and examples referenced will mean nothing to you. Also, the book does not go through any effort to expand into non-British English slang, and only occasionally references French, Scottish or Irish books as expanded etymological references.
A specific example sits with me as I remember being really confused by the phrase a "common term fishwives" as I had never heard this term in my life and had a full paragraph based on the concept of 'gossip' that seemed to imply I should recognize it immediately.
A specific example sits with me as I remember being really confused by the phrase a "common term fishwives" as I had never heard this term in my life and had a full paragraph based on the concept of 'gossip' that seemed to imply I should recognize it immediately.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny and Miscarriage