Bob's Your Uncle: A Dictionary of Slang for British Mystery Fans [Paperback]

Jann Turner-Lord (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 62 pages
• Publisher: Fithian Press (January 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564740226
• ISBN-13: 978-1564740229
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,155,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #39 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Slang & Idioms
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An abbreviated glimpse at British slang that puzzles readers, September 16, 1999

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Connie Clark Kittle (Petersburg, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bob's Your Uncle: A Dictionary of Slang for British Mystery Fans (Paperback)

Jann Turner-Lord's "Bob's Your Uncle" is a slender volume of only 62 pages, yet it is often humourous and informative. With this decryption tool, you can now appreciate paragraph's such as: "That Henry! He is always acting off his own bat! All mouth and no trousers, ever since he was a sprog; he should really consult a trick cyclist!I mean sure, sometimes his manners can be all gas and gaiters, but yesterday I just wanted him to naff off. I think I will just put on my plimsolls and scarper over to his house and tell him not to get so shirty. And don't worry, I promise not to let it turn into a slang-match!"

You can bet your sosh that this book will better prepare you for reading books by British authors, or Bob's Your Uncle!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A quickie look at Brit Slang, September 23, 2003

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Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bob's Your Uncle: A Dictionary of Slang for British Mystery Fans (Paperback)

This is more of a pamplet, so at the price, it is a little shy of fulfilling its aim. It gives you some of the more common slang. Good for writers looking to sprinkle in a few colourful touches or as it is says, for readers of Brit mysteries.

However, it is thin so I would recommend a few others in the same price range that delivers more.

Good, but not enough.