Introduction 1
British English:A to Zed 9
Contents 11
Acknowledgments 11
Preface 13
Explanatory Notes 15
2．Definite articles 408
1．Prepositions 408
A．Syntax 408
Appendix Ⅰ—General Differences Between British and American English 408
3．Compound nouns 409
4．Noun-verb agreement;collectives 410
5．Who and other pronouns 411
B．Pronunciation 411
1．Proper nouns and adjectives;general;county name abbreviations(Tables) 411
2．Common nouns(Tables) 412
4．Usage of selected units of measure 413
3．Directness and subtlety of British and American styles compared 413
1．General 413
2．Do and done 413
C．Spoken Usage and Figures of Speech 413
5．Usage of selected monetary units 414
6．U and non-U 414
D．Punctuation and Style 414
1．Hyphens 414
2．Parentheses 414
3．Quotation marks 414
4．Time of day 414
5．Dates 415
6．Abbreviations of forms of address 415
7．Forms of address 415
8．Placement of River 415
9．Miscellaneous abbreviations 415
E．Spelling 415
B．Financial Terms 417
Appendix Ⅱ—Glossaries and Tables 417
A．Currency 417
C．Units of Measure 418
1．Dry measure 418
a．barrel 418
b．hundredweight 418
c．keel 418
d．quart 418
e．score 418
i．pigs,oxen 418
ii．coal 418
f．stone(Table of weights of various commodities) 418
b．gill 419
D．Numbers(Table) 419
d．quart(see gallon) 419
c．pint(see gallon) 419
2．Liquid measure 419
h．windle 419
g．ton 419
a．gallon 419
E．Automotive Terms(Table for parts of:Body,Brakes,Chassis,Motor and Clutch,Axle and Transmission,Steering,Tools and Accessories,Tires) 422
F．Musical Notation(Table) 423
G．Slang 424
1．Cant 424
2．London slang(Table) 424
4．Poker slang(Table) 425
3．Rhyming slang(Table) 425
5．British betting terms(Glossary) 426
H．Food Names 426
I．Botanical and Zoological Names 426
J．Britain,Briton,British,English,etc. 427
K．Cricket Terms(Glossary) 428
L．Connotative Place-Names 429
M．Connotative Names of Periodicals 431
Index 432