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OK, so I've already posted about this on FaceBook, and I'm sure I had something about it 2 years ago on my (old) blog, but Chris Rae has a really funny book out that compares the American definition of various words to their British counterparts.

Here's the link...if you go check out the site, you can get a very good sample of Chris' writing style and sense of humor, without paying a penny.

The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary - A dictionary of British slang, written by a Scotsman living in America

I'm waiting for my copy to arrive, so I haven't confirmed this personally yet, but Chris assured me via email that my name is given proper credit somewhere inside...presumably in painfully tiny print, for a definition I gave him to include. That's probably as close to being published as I'll get, but I'll take it. Thanks Chris!

In the spirit of full disclosure, Chris has also promised a free copy of the book, just for posting this and promoting for him. Since I'll then have 2 copies, I'll take bids/bribes for giving one of them up, if you're interested. Or maybe you'll get lucky and I'll give you one for Christmas or something.