{"product_id":"9780349121031","title":"The 100 Words That Make The English","description":"Author: Tony Thorne\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349121031\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Apr 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnglishness is an ancient and powerful concept, but no one seems sure exactly what it means in the twenty-first century.  In exploring our national identity, Tony Thorne has compiled a fascinating compendium of the hundred words and phrases that have become the cornerstones of modern English, and have been used - sometimes deliberately, but often inadvertently - to stake out our common ground, to define what makes us essentially English, and thus different from those beastly foreigners who lurk just off our shores.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47901043884190,"sku":"ING-9780349121031","price":40.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349121031.jpg?v=1782352349","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349121031","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}