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Bezig met laden... Potty, Fartwell and Knob: From Luke Warm to Minty Badger - Extraordinary But True Names of British Peopledoor Russell Ash
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A source of much amusement for those with the necessary dirty mind. ( ) This is very typical of the sort of book that I'm reading at the moment. It doesn't have any narrative to speak of, so doesn't require any determined or extended period of reading. You can literally enjoy a page and then move on... The idea is simple. The names that people have been given in the past are now able to raise a smile, a giggle, or even occasionally a guffaw. Some of them rely on the change in word meaning (Fanny which is *much* ruder in UK English than American English) or on the combination of initials and surname. A pleasant way of passing a few minutes! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Russell Ash has trawled parish registers and censuses going back 900 years to compile the first ever complete book of breathtakingly unlikely-but-true British names. It features an incredible and diverse range of totally genuine names, evoking everything from body parts (Dick Brain), sex (Matilda Suckcock), illness (Barbaray Headache) and toilet functions (Peter Piddle) to food (Hazel Nutt), animals (Minty Badger) and places (Phila Delphia). Every single one has been checked for authenticity and its source is given, as well as extra notes where further fascinating illumination is possible. The book provides a rigorously researched yet laugh-out-loud overview of Britain's eccentricity through the ages. And in this fully revised, expanded and enhanced paperback edition, it is no exaggeration to say that it's Pottier, Fartier and Knobbier than ever before. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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