{"product_id":"the-unabridged-uxbridge-english-dictionary-paperback-by-graeme-garden","title":"The Unabridged Uxbridge English Dictionary Paperback by Graeme Garden","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eArrow\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2017-12-26)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e320\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781784756499\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e299.38\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e19.71 x 12.8 x 2.34\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eDo words fail you? Never again, once you've become the proud owner of \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Uxbridge English Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery word has a meaning, but over the years those meanings change. Dip into these helpfully illustrated pages and you'll find many of the words you use every day without ever realising that their up-to-date definition is something entirely different. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWords like 'bunny' (rather like a bun), or 'cherish' (rather like a chair), 'Cardiology' (the study of knitwear) or 'buggery' (the study of insects), 'Venezuala' (a gondola with a harpoon) or 'Norway' (a Geordie exclamation of surprise), 'ivy' (the Roman for \"four\") or 'faculty' (cockney for \"there's no more PG Tips\").\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThanks to \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Uxbridge English Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e you can now use familiar, everyday words in total confidence, fully appraised of their latest meanings. Happy wording!\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eGraeme Garden is one third of the Goodies. He is a comedy legend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTim was born in Buxton, Derbyshire, and studied at various schools in Buxton and Winchester before beginning an Economics and Law degree course at Cambridge University. In 1963, he became President of Footlights, the revue club in which he wrote and performed with Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Jonathan Lynn and others. He toured extensively with the revue, \u003ci\u003eCambridge Circus\u003c\/i\u003e, before moving into television.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1958 Barry Cryer had a Number 1 hit record in Finland with the song 'Purple People Eater' by Sheb Wooley. Over his 50-year career he has written for, among many, Morecambe and Wise, Bruce Forsyth, Tommy Cooper, Frankie Howerd, Bob Hope and Richard Pryor. He is a comedy legend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJon Naismith has produced on Radio: \u003ci\u003eWeek Ending\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Skivers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe News Quiz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuote…Unquote\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElastic Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFor One Horrible Moment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnd I’m the Queen of Sheba\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Labour Exchange\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDo Go On\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbout A Dog\u003c\/i\u003e all for BBC Radio 4, as well as twenty years of \u003ci\u003eI’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue\u003c\/i\u003e, recently voted the second greatest Radio programme of all time after \u003ci\u003eThe Goons\u003c\/i\u003e. 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