Dictionary of Unconventional English 16 docx

... tour of the Naval Academy US, 1963 can of coke noun a joke. Rhyming slang UK, 1998 can off verb to fall off NEW ZEALAND, 1984 can of gas noun a small butane torch used in the preparation of crack ... 2 an act of poor driving in which one vehicle cuts in front of another UK, 1984. 3 a division of loot, profits or the legacy of a will UK, 1935. 4 a swindle UK, 1937 carve up verb...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 18:20

... quarter of an ounce of drugs, especially cocaine US, 1968. 2 a quarter of a kilo of drugs UK, 1996. 3 twenty-five dollars’ worth of drugs. Also called a ‘quarter bag’ US, 2001. 4 a prison sentence of ... and conceited fashion US, 1997 profiles noun in a deck of playing cards, the king of diamonds, jack of spades and jack of hearts, all one-eyed and drawn in profile US, 196...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 18:20

... makes no difference to you. Variations have included: ‘no skin off your ear’, ‘off your ass’, ‘off your bugle’, ‘off you’ and ‘off Jeff’ (thus, any person’s name) UK, 1926 skin verb 1 to inject ... a list of enemies US, 1974 slit noun 1 the vagina UK, 164 8. 2 A person from South Asia. Offensive. From the European perception of South Asian eyes as slanted slits US, 1980. 3 a tablet of...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 18:20

... clenched US, 1992 woofer noun an unattractive woman or man. A variation of DOG UK, 1995 woofter noun a homosexual man. A variation of POOFTER (a male homosexual) UK, 1977 woofterish adjective ... aware of all that is happening; stylish; part of a subculture US, 1945 without adjective clueless; out of touch; out of style US, 1999 wiwi noun a French person. A Maori approximation of...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 18:20

... the cost of substi- tutions is less than that of insertions and deletion- s. Here, we assume that the cost of substitutions is based on the similarity of the two words. Then with the help of different ... the similarity of syn- onym to extend the FST model so that it can handle more situations. The extension of the FST model is mainly reflect- ed in calculation of the edit dist...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 18:20

... utility of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglgsA as a suitable source dictionary for the target lexicon. 1 Introduction Within the larger framework of the Alvey Programme of advanced ... arises of how to develop such a detailed and substantial word list. Our approach has been to make use of the machine-readable source of a published dictionary, namely the L...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 02:20

... form of early American English. London usage reflected the linguistic patriotism of the English Renaissance and accepted forms from a variety of regional and social dialects in the development of ... vigorous conversational speech. THE BEGINNINGS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH The fluid structure of Early Modern English underlies the formation of American English. Although the Grea...

Ngày tải lên: 05/04/2014, 10:40

... showing signs of yielding to it in spite of ourselves. The close association of the two countries in the second world war and the con- tinued presence of members of the U.S. Air ... the niceties of English idiom, the foothold gained by the American I don't have at the expense of the English / haven't got (see DO 2), the victory of ai...

Ngày tải lên: 11/06/2014, 09:45

... of Partridge’s Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English records this term as occuring since about 1910 and in virtual disuse by 1960 UK, 1961 cock it up verb 1 to make a complete mess of ... imitation of a steam whistle US, 1898 choof verb 1 (of a person) to go; to depart. As used of a steam train in stories for children AUSTRALIA, 1947. 2 to smoke marijuana AUSTRALIA,...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 18:20

... subject of an unwelcome attention UK, 1995. 5 a prisoner US, 1949 cut noun 1 an adulterant used to dilute a drug; a dilution of a drug US, 1966. 2 a share, usually of profits, often of ill-gotten ... a friendly form of address to any man, and now generally only used to men of an age to have fought in a world war AUSTRALIA, 1 916. 4 a form of male address. A shortening of DIGGE...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 18:20