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Dictionary of Posh

English

By (author): Hugh Kellett Mr Hugh Kellett Oliver Preston

Illustrated by: Oliver Preston

Hidden within normal English is a separate language still spoken by those born with silver spoons in their mouths. It’s called Posh. A word of English can be spelt the same but mean something completely different in Posh. If you say the word ‘Mention’ in English, people will understand ‘Remark upon’; but in Posh this means a large house. Say ‘Ace’ and speakers of Posh will think you are referring to a cold thing one’s butler puts in a G&T. Hugh Kellett hilariously captures the spirit and nuances of those who speak Posh and, allied with Oliver Preston’s brilliantly accurate cartoons, this book is the key to understanding and interpreting this language – literally with tongue-in-cheek. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 350g
  • Dimensions: 165 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Jul 2023
  • Publisher: Quiller Publishing Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781846893971

About Hugh KellettMr Hugh KellettOliver Preston

Hugh Kellett studied languages at Oxford and has been playing around with words in London advertising agencies most of his life. The humorous potential of the English language has become his abiding passion. Now he turns his wordsmithery to the revelation and preservation of a rather exclusive version of the English language, Posh. The result is a restoration comedy of rumbustious proportions, and a book that will have you laughing out loud. Oliver Preston’s illustrations have been published in The Times, Punch, Cotswold Life and The Independent and he draws regularly for The Field magazine. Oliver’s work has been published in sixteen books, including compilations of his cartoons and he is the current chairman of The Cartoon Museum in London.

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