June 30, 2006, 17:34
dalehilemanFavorite slang dictionaires
If you could have only three or four reasonably-priced and readily-available slang dictionaries--preferably but not necessarily leftpond-- what would they be--Thanks again all
June 30, 2006, 20:43
SeanahanI enjoy just about every entry in the Hacker's Dictionary, a.k.a the Jargon File. One can purchase in book form, although the text is available for free.
http://catb.org/jargon/html/index.htmlJuly 02, 2006, 20:28
shufitzquote:
1. Eric Partridge. 1985. Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms, and Catch-Phrases, Solecisms and Catachresis, Nicknames, and Vulgarisms.
I bet I'm not the only one who doesn't know what a 'catachresis' is (or even whether it's singular or plural).
July 03, 2006, 07:00
zmježd 'catachresis'"Use of the wrong word for the context" or "use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure of speech (as
blind mouths)" From Merriam-Webster's.
July 04, 2006, 12:33
dalehilemanzm, shu. I also have Partridge but couldn't understand why many common exprs seemed to be missing until just now when you made me realize that I had the 1961 ed
Either of you fellas want to sell your 1985 ed really cheap
July 04, 2006, 12:41
zmježd Either of you fellas want to sell your 1985 ed really cheapI have an earlier edition in two volumes. The Cassell's is rather modern.