Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (657 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1534780173 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Grose was baptized on 11 June 1731 in the parish of St Peter-le-Poer.. 1773), daughter of Thomas Bennett of Greenford in Middlesex. His parents were Swiss immigrant and jeweller Francis Jacob Grose (d. 1769), and his wife, Anne (d. He was born at his father's house in Broad Street, St-Peter-le-Poer, London. before 11 June 1731 – 12 June 1791) was an English antiquary, draughtsman, and lexicographer. Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Francis Grose Francis Grose (b
"Utterly fascinating" according to Amazon Customer. This is not just a dictionary, but a look at the utter savagery of 18th century English people. Exceeded my expectations for vulgarity, and it's hysterical. There are some practices named in here that make one think that there should not be a word for that! For example, a 'flying pasty' is when you wrap a turd in paper and throw it over the neighbor's fence, because apparently English people in. Scott McClure said we pretty much use the same kinds of blue language today. This is a dictionary of naughty language circa the year 1811. Some of it is bafflingly strange, some of it is oddly familiar. The most amusing thing is even though the wording is very different, we pretty much use the same kinds of blue language today.. It is amazing how different their conception of vulgar is from ours This book is both entertaining and illuminating about how ordinary folks talked during this era. It is amazing how different their conception of vulgar is from ours today. The rather colorful ways of expressing "vulgar" things is actually quite amusing. Highly recommended for language geeks!
"It was a runaway success when published in 1811 by soldier Francis Grose, but now The Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is getting tongues wagging again after being published online." —Telegraph