Coming in 2009!

	The Lingo Dictionary of favourite Australian words and phrases John Miller If you’ve ever wondered why your girlfriend’s a ‘Sheila’ even though her name is Kate, or why your friend in the outer suburbs of Sydney is said to live ‘beyond the black stump’, then this is the book for you! Throwing light on all the quirky, intriguing and downright bizarre words and phrases that make up ‘Australian English’, this entertaining dictionary of slang belongs on everyone’s bookshelf.
If you’re an Australian, you’ll be fascinated to find out how some of the sayings came to be; and if you’re a visitor you’ll find it an invaluable resource for understanding what people are actually talking about!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR John Miller is a historian and journalist based in Orange, NSW. Sub-editor and editor of the Central Western Daily for several years, a media adviser to state government and manager for Orange tourism, John has also served as Mayor of Orange. Fascinated by all things to do with Australia, John is the author of several books on local history, as well as three titles in Exisle’s well-respected Little Red Books series: Australia’s Writers and Poets, The Ashes and Australia’s Greatest Disasters.

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SPECIFICATIONS
Size: 210 x 135mm
Format: Paperback
Extent: 208 pages
Publication date: February 2009
RRP: $AU29.99 $NZ34.99
ISBN: 978 1 921497 04 9

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