Three dates, three libraries, one talk. Keep your eyes peeled for dates of our upcoming rollicking good fun and somewhat naughty seasonal talk! "Gob, Snot and 'What-ho Squiffy'. A short survey of slang, the vulgar tongue, 'flash' and other lingo". @BCPLibraries @susie_dent 🤣😵📚
@preciousalix@BurntEditorial Like, this morning, I like drove to work like, and I like, got like stuck in traffic... like... and then I forgot how to speak the English language... like...
Look at this! This is exactly the type of diverse fiction we should be celebrating!
I've added it to the website and ordered myself a copy already!
https://t.co/vYXkGAYOcW
@preciousalix@BurntEditorial Like, this morning, I like drove to work like, and I like, got like stuck in traffic... like... and then I forgot how to speak the English language... like...
Worried about your #sexualhealth? These 19C and early 20C #Armenian#books and pamphlets provide some (occasionally dubious) pointers. Our first one comes complete with diagrams, but also a glossary of learned words and, presumably, their meanings and colloquial equivalents.
No stretch of the imagination. Acclaimed documentary film-maker who was given a five-year sentence for tax fraud writes of his time behind bars in a "shocking, scathing, entertaining account”. https://t.co/FN4QDvuFHY
@GordonFong@BurntEditorial@bournemouthuni An ellipsis indicates that a word, obvious from context, has been missed out or to indicate suspense. For the former, 3 ellipsis points (dots) is standard, for the latter 4 may be used but it is more commonly 3. You're welcome.