Collins Gem Dictionary and Thesaurus [6th Edition] by Collins Dictionaries
$12.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference | Series: Collins Gem Ser.
This new edition is an indispensable guide to the English language. Part of the Collins Gem range - the world's best-selling mini dictionaries - it provides dictionary definitions and thesaurus synonyms on the same page for incomparable quick and easy reference. This book provides the most up-to-date wo ...Show more
The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Māori by Scotty Morrison
$38.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
Aotearoa's most trusted guide to te reo Maori, revised and updated.The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori is the most up-to-date, versatile and relevant resource for anyone wanting to use the Maori language in everyday life. Whether you're a complete beginner or emergent speaker of te reo Maori, you'll le ...Show more
The Copywriters Handbook 4Th Ed by Bly Robert W
$37.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
This is a book for everyone who writes or approves copy: copywriters, multichannel marketers, creative directors, freelance writers, marketing managers . . . even small business owners and information marketers. It reveals dozens of copywriting techniques that can help you write both print and online ad ...Show more
Writely or Wrongly: An Unstuffy Guide to Language Stuff by Joanne Anderson
$32.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
An essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a book on said subject that is humourlessly preoccupied with rules (almost all of us). Author Joanne Anderson has expanded on the popular tips s ...Show more
The Maori Picture Dictionary: Te Papakupu Whakaahua by Margaret Sinclair, Ross Calman, Josh Morgan, Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
$30.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
This comprehensive picture dictionary contains illustrations for over 1400 of the most common words used in daily life. Wonderfully illustrated by two up-and-coming Māori artists, The Māori Picture Dictionary / Te Papakupu Whakaahua has a sense of fun that makes it easy to use. Many words are clarified ...Show more
It's Not Rocket Science: and Other Irritating Modern Cliches by Clive Whichelow
$34.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
In the last thirty years new technology, fashion, and social set-ups have spawned new cliches galore. Everything on the Internet is available at the 'click of a mouse', TV presenters ask the audience to 'give it up' when they want them to applaud, call centres tell us 'we value your call' even though 'a ...Show more
Between You & Me - Confessions of a Comma Queen by Mary Norris
$37.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference | Reading Level: very good
The most irreverent and enjoyable book on language since Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Mary Norris has spent more than three decades guarding the New Yorker's grand traditions of grammar and usage. Now she brings her vast experience and sharpened pencil to help the rest of us, in a charming language book a ...Show more
Disappearing Dictionary by CRYSTAL, DAVID
$24.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. In The Disappearing Dictionary, linguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dia ...Show more
Reo Ora – Ko Te Weu Level Three by Rapata Wiri
$30.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
This intermediate level course introduces twenty sentence patterns that are primary sentence structures of te reo Māori. Learning is reinforced through repetition and written exercises, and in each module learners also access an online episode of a short movie where characters use the sentence structure ...Show more
Te Reo Maori: The Basics Explained by David Karena-Holmes
$34.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
The use of te reo Maori in daily New Zealand life is snowballing, as is demand for resources to make learning the language efficient and enjoyable. This book helps answer that demand. Here in simple terms is a thorough guide to the building blocks of grammar in te reo, showing how to create phrases, sen ...Show more
Te Reo Kapekape: Māori Wit and Humour by Hona Black
$45.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
Following on from the successful He Iti te Kupu: Māori Metaphors and Similes, Hona Black’s new book explores the rich vein of humour in Māori life. Want to know how to call a silly person a ‘roro hipi / sheep’s brain’, or tell someone to get stuffed in te reo Māori? The answers are all in Te Reo Kapeka ...Show more
You Say Potato: The Story of English Accents by Ben Crystal
$24.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
Some people say scohn, while others say schown. He says bath, while she says bahth. You say potayto. I say potahto And- -wait a second, no one says potahto. No one's ever said potahto. Have they? From reconstructing Shakespeare's accent to the rise and fall of Received Pronunciation, actor Ben Crystal a ...Show more