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The South African Pocket Oxford Dictionary


This newly revised and updated pocket dictionary reproduces the text of the internationally renowned Oxford Pocket Dictionary and includes the most current meanings and usage of South African English words. The book encompasses obvious words such as braai and tickey, as well as the different senses in which South Africans use some English words such as robot, just now, and stay well. It also offers: *Over 50,000 words and phrases dealt with in over 900 pages *British and U.S. spellings *2,500 South African entries, examples: fundi, fynbos, indaba, mafuta, potjiekos, staffrider, takkie, township, tsotsi *Vocabulary of science, computers, and technology *Vocabulary of the English literary tradition *South African, British and International abbreviations, examples: CIA, ECU, FBI, IMF, KGB, NUM, UDF, VOC *Pronunciation key: International phonetic alphabet *Usage notes for disputed and racially sensitive items.

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The South African Pocket Oxford Dictionary
The South African Pocket Oxford Dictionary
Hardcover
10/6/1988
Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN10 : 0195705033
ISBN13 : 9780195705034

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