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Part Title -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. The hospice -- PART I: AS THE PACE QUICKENS -- 2. Cheerio -- 3. Peopled phrases -- 4. Darn -- 5. Tinker -- 6. Hobby -- 7. Steady -- PART II: OLD WAYS, OLD LANGUAGE -- 8. Jalopy -- 9. Handkerchief -- 10. Hats -- 11. Mercers -- 12. Nongs and yobbos -- PART III: QUAINTERIES ESCHEWED -- 13. Waxing lyrical -- 14. Fixed rejoiners -- 15. Doubling up -- 16. As Easy as -- 17. Useful tits -- 18. Cockney code -- 19. Odds and sods -- PART IV: VICTIMS OF MODERN CANDOUR -- 20. Nudge nudge -- 21. The fall -- 22. Oblique.;'Wajnryb is the grammarian you always wanted: wise, wearing her erudition lightly and enlivening it with sly humour.' Kirkus Reviews Ruth Wajnryb embarks on a voyage of discovery among the words that once peppered the language of baby boomers and their parents to discover why they seem to be slipping from common use. Why is it that people don't say 'cheerio' any more, and, come to think of it, why did they in the first place? Do people still tinker with jalopies? And whatever happened to Tom, Dick and Harry, not to mention all those other folk who provided us with such excellent conversat.

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Author

Wajnryb, Ruth

Publisher

Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140267235

Category

history

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Linguistics, Language Learning

Rating

3.56 / 5 (1,463 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14