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The Meaning of Liff: The Original Dictionary Of Things There Should Be Words For Book

The Meaning of Liff has sold hundreds of thousands of copies since it was first published in 1983, and remains a much-loved humour classic. This edition has been revised and updated, and includes The Deeper Meaning of Liff, giving fresh appeal to Douglas Adams and John Lloyd's entertaining and witty dictionary.In life, there are hundreds of familiar experiences, feelings and objects for which no words exist, yet hundreds of strange words are idly loafing around on signposts, pointing at places. The Meaning of Liff connects the two.BERRIWILLOCK (n.) - An unknown workmate who writes 'All the best' on your leaving card.ELY (n.) - The first, tiniest inkling that something, somewhere has gone terribly wrong.GRIMBISTER (n.) - Large body of cars on a motorway all travelling at exactly the speed limit because one of them is a police car.KETTERING (n.) - The marks left on your bottom or thighs after sunbathing on a wickerwork chair.OCKLE (n.) - An electrical switch which appears to be off in both positions.WOKING (ptcpl.vb.) - Standing in the kitchen wondering what you came in here for.Read More

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  • TheBookPeople

    In Life* there are many hundreds of common experiences, feelings, situations and even objects which we all know and recognize, but for which no words exist. On the other hand, the world is littered with thousands of spare words which spend their time doing nothing but loafing about on signposts pointing at places. Douglas Adams and John Lloyd saw it as their job to get these words down off the signposts and into the mouths of babes and sucklings and so on, where they could start earning their keep in everyday conversation and make a more positive contribution to society. The Meaning of Liff was the bestselling humour book that resulted. It sold hundreds of thousands of copies and remains to this day, nearly thirty years later, a much-loved classic of its kind. *And, indeed, Liff.

  • Blackwell

    Special 30th Anniversary edition of Douglas Adams and John Lloyd's classic humour book, revised and updated and including The Deeper Meaning of Liff The Meaning of Liff has sold hundreds of thousands of copies since it was first published in 1983...

  • BookDepository

    The Meaning of Liff : Hardback : Pan Macmillan : 9780752227597 : : 15 Aug 2013 : Douglas Adams and John Lloyd's classic humour book, revised and updated and including The Deeper Meaning of Liff.

  • ASDA

    A collectible new edition of Douglas Adams and John Lloyd's classic humour book

  • 0752227599
  • 9780752227597
  • Douglas Adams, John Lloyd
  • 15 August 2013
  • Boxtree
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 240
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