British Colonial Slang (En-En)

British Colonial Military Terms and Soldier Slang

Many British military slang words had their origin in India and spread from there throughout the Empire. In this list, I put those Indian words and phrases that were Anglicized and that I think native Indians would not have used, such as pukka sahib. In the Indian list, I put words that I think might have been used by either British or Indians or words that were specific to India and Afghanistan. This is a purely subjective placement and very likely full of errors. I could put certain words in both lists, but that, too, would likely be wrong, and placing them in only one list requires less effort from me…

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Oxford Advanced Learner’s 9 (En-En)

Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 9th Edition (OALD9)

An advanced learner’s dictionary is a monolingual learner’s dictionary, that is, a dictionary written for non-native speakers. It differs from a bilingual or translation dictionary, on the one hand, and a standard dictionary written for native speakers or linguistic scholars, on the other.

A learner’s dictionary is intended for non-native speakers who want information about the meaning and usage of words and phrases. Such dictionaries focus on current meanings, omitting outdated uses; etymology, a staple of standard dictionaries, is also usually omitted. All headwords are explained in uncomplicated language, typically using a core defining vocabulary of some 3,000 words, thus making the definitions more digestible to learners. There are many example phrases and sentences, but no quotations. Appendices and interspersed notes serve the targeted readership, providing additional guidance and help, for example with the usage of false friends, i.e. words that are often confused by learners.

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Allen’s Dictionary of English Phrases (En-En)

Robert Allen is an experienced lexicographer and writer on a wide range of language topics. He edited the Pocket Oxford edition of Fowler’s Modern English Usage, contributed to the Oxford Companion to the English Language and the Oxford History of English Lexicography, and is editor-in-chief of the Penguin English Dictionary. He has also written two volumes in the Penguin Writers’ Guides series, How to Write Better English and Common Errors and Problems in English. Robert Allen lives in Edinburgh.

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