Author: Betty Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Crombie Jardine Publishing
ISBN: 1848398042
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A concise but comprehensive collection of famous Scottish quotes.
Concise Dictionary of Scottish Quotations
Author: Betty Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Crombie Jardine Publishing
ISBN: 1848398042
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A concise but comprehensive collection of famous Scottish quotes.
Publisher: Crombie Jardine Publishing
ISBN: 1848398042
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A concise but comprehensive collection of famous Scottish quotes.
The Concise Dictionary of Scottish Quotations
Author: Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781433702075
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
A concise but comprehensive collection of famous Scottish quotes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781433702075
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
A concise but comprehensive collection of famous Scottish quotes.
Concise Dictionary of Scottish Words and Phrases
Author: Betty Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Crombie Jardine Publishing
ISBN: 1848393601
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
A concise but comprehensive collection of Scottish words and phrases.
Publisher: Crombie Jardine Publishing
ISBN: 1848393601
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
A concise but comprehensive collection of Scottish words and phrases.
The Concise Dictionary of Scottish Words and Phrases
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781433702693
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A concise but comprehensive collection of Scottish words and phrases.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781433702693
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A concise but comprehensive collection of Scottish words and phrases.
The Concise Dictionary of Scottish Words and Phrases
Author: Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780857645333
Category : Scots language
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780857645333
Category : Scots language
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Scottish Wit & Wisdom
Author: Betty Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Crombie Jardine Publishing
ISBN: 1848398247
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Scotland has had its fair share of comedians, both professional and self-styled, but the wit of Scotland is not traditionally of the ha-ha, belly-laugh variety. It's rather of the understated, wry-smile type, known in Scotland as 'pawkie' humour. The Concise Scots Dictionary defines 'pawkie' as having a matter-of-fact, humorously critical outlook on life, characterized by a sly, quiet wit and this sums it up very well. Alas, this dry stryle of humour has the disadvantage that, unlike the obvious joke, it can go unnoticed. It's partly for this reason that the Scots have acquired a reputation for being dour or humourless, but often the fault has been with the hearers not recognizing wit when it was presented to them. There is less need to explain the wisdom of the Scots, since Scotland, especially considering its size, has produced over the centuries a great number of people who have made a significant contribution to the shaping of the world. These have included people from a wide range of disciplines, such as poets, philosophers, novelists, artists, architects, engineers, explorers, doctors, scientists and so on, and the thoughts of some of these are included in the selection of sayings and quotations in this book.
Publisher: Crombie Jardine Publishing
ISBN: 1848398247
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Scotland has had its fair share of comedians, both professional and self-styled, but the wit of Scotland is not traditionally of the ha-ha, belly-laugh variety. It's rather of the understated, wry-smile type, known in Scotland as 'pawkie' humour. The Concise Scots Dictionary defines 'pawkie' as having a matter-of-fact, humorously critical outlook on life, characterized by a sly, quiet wit and this sums it up very well. Alas, this dry stryle of humour has the disadvantage that, unlike the obvious joke, it can go unnoticed. It's partly for this reason that the Scots have acquired a reputation for being dour or humourless, but often the fault has been with the hearers not recognizing wit when it was presented to them. There is less need to explain the wisdom of the Scots, since Scotland, especially considering its size, has produced over the centuries a great number of people who have made a significant contribution to the shaping of the world. These have included people from a wide range of disciplines, such as poets, philosophers, novelists, artists, architects, engineers, explorers, doctors, scientists and so on, and the thoughts of some of these are included in the selection of sayings and quotations in this book.
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Author: Susan Ratcliffe
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198614179
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1723
Book Description
Provides coverage of literary and historical quotations. An easy-to-use keyword index traces quotations and their authors, while the appendix material, including Catchphrases, Film Lines, Official Advice, and Political Slogans, offers further topics of interest.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198614179
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1723
Book Description
Provides coverage of literary and historical quotations. An easy-to-use keyword index traces quotations and their authors, while the appendix material, including Catchphrases, Film Lines, Official Advice, and Political Slogans, offers further topics of interest.
Concise Dictionary of Scottish Words and Phrases
Author: Betty Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Crombie Jardine Publishing
ISBN: 1848398050
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A concise but comprehensive collection of Scottish words and phrases.
Publisher: Crombie Jardine Publishing
ISBN: 1848398050
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A concise but comprehensive collection of Scottish words and phrases.
The Concise Columbia Dictionary of Quotations
Author: Robert Andrews
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231069908
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
A collection of over 6,000 remarks, witticisms, judgements, and observations.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231069908
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
A collection of over 6,000 remarks, witticisms, judgements, and observations.
The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Quotes
Author: Helicon Publishing, Limited
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9781859860663
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A compilation of around 7000 quotes with illustrations and information features about some of the less familiar authors. There is a quote to suit every occasion with old favourites as well as contemporary quotes.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9781859860663
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A compilation of around 7000 quotes with illustrations and information features about some of the less familiar authors. There is a quote to suit every occasion with old favourites as well as contemporary quotes.