Collins I Smirt, You Stooze, They Krump: Can you still speak English? - Softcover

Crozier, Justin; McKeown, Cormac; Summers, Elspeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007211767 ISBN 13: 9780007211760

Publisher: Collins, 2006

Synopsis

This fun and fascinating guide to new words in English is a must for anyone who loves language. Every month hundreds of new words are collected by Collins, one of the UK’s leading language publishers, and this book contains the best of the bunch.

What if we told you there's an Evil Twin downstairs? That your children are at the silent disco and your dad's been dooced? What if we called you a flashpacker – or worse: an orthorexic? If dog-whistling goes over your head and global dimming leaves you in the dark, I Smirt, You Stooze, They Krump should be your guide to the fastest-changing language on Earth.

Combining up-to-the-minute vocabulary with the colourful stories behind the next generation of English words, this is the only book for anyone who wants to keep their finger on the pulse of this fascinating and ever-growing language.

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Review:

Creative new terms of abuse entering the language -- The Sun

Insults with style...
-- The London Paper, 2nd October

Synopsis:

What if we told you there's an Evil Twin downstairs? That your children are at the silent disco and your dad's been dooced? What if we called you a flashpacker - or worse: an orthorexic? Frightened? Confused? You needn't be. If dog-whistling goes over your head and global dimming leaves you in the dark, let "I Smirt, You Stooze, They Krump" be your guide to the biggest, boldest, fastest-changing language on Earth. Every month hundreds of new words are collected by Collins unique language-monitoring resources, and now "I Smirt, You Stooze, They Krump" brings you the best of the bunch. Combining up-to-the-minute vocabulary with the colourful stories behind the next generation of English words, this is the only book for anyone who wants to keep their finger on the pulse of this fascinating and ever-growing language.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0007211767
• ISBN 13: 9780007211760
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192