Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain - Kindle edition by Dent, Susie. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of www.doorway.rus: Susie Dent has spent years interviewing hundreds of professionals, hobbyists and enthusiasts, and the result is an idiosyncratic phrasebook like no other. From the Freemason's handshake to the publican's banter, Dent's Modern Tribes takes us on a whirlwind tour of Britain, decoding its secret languages and, in the process, finds out what really /5(). Susie’s new book delves into the linguistic minefields that populate the British language, delving into the slang and phrases that each of its many tribes use. Susie Dent has spent years interviewing hundreds of professionals, hobbyists and enthusiasts; the result is an idiosyncratic phrasebook like no other. From the Freemason's handshake to the publican's banter, Dent's Modern Tribes takes us on a whirlwind tour Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.
Susie Dent is the resident word expert in Dictionary Corner on C4's Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, has been on every programme about words: 15 x 15, Word of Mouth, More or Less; and is a regular panellist on R4's www.doorway.ru also writes a weekly column for the Radio Times, reviews for the Spectator and has over , followers on Twitter. Buy Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain by Dent, Susie (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Early life and education. Dent was born in Woking, Surrey. She was educated at the Marist Convent in Ascot, an independent Roman Catholic day school, with a term at Eton College to study for Oxbridge entrance exams. She went on to Somerville College, Oxford for her BA in modern languages, then to Princeton University for her master's degree in German.. Career. Dent's first job was as a waitress.
From the Freemason's handshake to the publican's banter, Dent's Modern Tribes takes us on a whirlwind tour of Britain, decoding its secret languages and, in the process, finds out what really makes us all tick. Susie’s new book delves into the linguistic minefields that populate the British language, delving into the slang and phrases that each of its many tribes use. Susie Dent has spent years interviewing hundreds of professionals, hobbyists and enthusiasts; the result is an idiosyncratic phrasebook like no other. From the Freemason's handshake to the publican's banter, Dent's Modern Tribes takes us on a whirlwind tour of Britain, revealing its secret languages and finding out in the process. Humans are inherently tribal. We seek out other people like us and our sense of belonging is often reinforced by the language we use to communicate with our chosen group. This is the premise for Susie Dent’s wonderful exploration of the language used by Britain’s “Modern Tribes”. Whether these groups are united by their work or a leisure interest, they often bond by developing an exclusive vocabulary and Dent has taken it upon herself to infiltrate these diverse bands in the.
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