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More Tea Vicar

Nigel Rees presents a hilarious, and sometimes rude, but always nostalgic guide to domestic catchphrases - including the familiar and the not so familiar.

Following his hugely popular survey of individual family sayings, As We Say in Our

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Nigel Rees presents a hilarious, & sometimes rude, but always nostalgic guide to domestic catchphrases
- including the familiar & the not so familiar.

Following his hugely popular survey of individual family sayings, As We Say in Our House, Rees returns with a closer look at domestic catchphrases in general.

" More Tea Vicar?" is a fascinating examination of those familiar phrases that we tend to trot out unthinkingly as a way of dealing with lifes little difficulties & embarrassments.

As well as presenting examples of usage contributed by thousands of listeners to his radio programme, Nigel Rees attempts to explain how & from where these colourful sayings have become the off-the-peg language of countless households.

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• ISBN: 9781905400744
• Author: Nigel Rees
• Publisher: The National Trust
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 272
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 3cm

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Radio - A device used for listening to audio transmissions
Tea - A hot beverage made from the leaves of a tea plant
Language - the method of communication used in different areas. Humans and computers have many different languages.
Hardback - Referring to books something that is made from thick stiff card
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Dimensions - The shapes and angles of something or a situation.
Popular - Something that is admired and liked by many people.
Individual - A single separate item or person.
Family - A group of people that live together made up from parents and children.
Language - The way humans communicate either written and spoken.

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With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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