A Personal Kiwi-Yankee Dictionary | 
 enlarge | Author: Louis Leland
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Category: Book
List Price: $7.95
Buy New: $3.87
You Save: $4.08 (51%)
New (16) Used (12) from $3.00
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1205865
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 115
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4 x 0.3
ISBN: 0882894145
Dewey Decimal Number: 427.9931
EAN: 9780882894140
ASIN: 0882894145
Publication Date: February 1984
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: GREAT BUY!Brand New From US Distributor! WE ARE A 5 STAR SELLER with OVER 3,500,000 BOOKS SOLD!!! OVER ~ 600,000 FEEDBACKS ~ POSTED!!!
| |
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Customer Reviews:
 Beware February 22, 2002
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book is dated (c.1975) sexist, racist and vulgar. Be warned if you are a woman, a person of color or have anything approaching a 21st century sensibility.
Sample quote: "bum - is what you sit on. Les femmes in New Zealand appear to have an unusually high proportion of broad ones and sturdy legs to match. Pioneer heritage?"
Not my idea of amusing.
If you want to find out about New Zealand, there are many websites that will give you a clearer idea of the place and the people than this book.
Bonzer, mate August 24, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Even if you don't plan a trip to New Zealand in the near future, you can read this book and spice up your vocabulary. I've rated it four stars instead of five merely because it's now eleven years old. NZ slang evolves quite quickly, partly due to the prevalence of what's known as the Big OE--the big overseas experience, where young Kiwis take off for England and the Continent for a period of years, some never to return. This foreign immersion results in the inclusion of English slang expressions into the NZ idiom. As a 30-year expatriate Kiwi, I found myself enjoying again the colorful language I heard and used in my youth. A new edition would be greatly appreciated, and a must for every traveler planning on spending more than a couple of weeks in NZ.
Useful and Hilarious Dictionary July 21, 2001
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Although not required for understanding New Zealanders, this dictionary is great for getting acquainted the local slang. It is written in a way that talks to you. I found some of the definitions to be very funny!!
 A Personal Kiwi-Yankee Dictionary April 11, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
By defining English words and phrases unique to New Zealand, author Leland effectively describes at least a bit about New Zealanders and New Zealand culture also--and his affection for them, and for language, comes across well. Provides a look at the country and people through examination of their use of language. Humorous, good-natured, informative, and very enjoyable, I was given this book by a friend and just wish it were longer and updated to include any recent additions.
Soon to be Kiwi Explorer April 6, 2000
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is too much fun. To be able to learn a language for travelthat is only a slang slant to your own. Already the little guide hashelped to acclimate me to telephone and chat line conversation for the lands down under. The book is fun and informative and easy. To be informed makes the trip so much more fun for me from start to finish. And as usual I have found this guide nowhere else in the major local bookstores. But on line its here at my door to have read before I leave on my vacation. This book is quite entertaining just to read if you just want to be familiar with the culture of a very unique and friendly land. If I had not seen it for sale at Amazon . Com I would never have imagined such a special guide was available for purchase.
|
|
|
